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The dying of the polar bears

The U.S. Geological Survey says sea ice is declining because of a warming planet. It has forced polar bears, which feed on seals, onto land where they are dying of starvation.
by Bob Collins

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Texas family rediscovers their Santa in La Crosse

Texas family rediscovers their Santa in La Crosse

Amber Hennlich, of Allen, Texas, is pretty sure that this is the last Christmas that her 7-year-old son, Aluxton, buys into the whole Santa Claus thing. So she was pretty set on finding the Santa Claus that used to appear at a local mall in Dallas until 2015. On Saturday, she did.
by Bob Collins

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Climate change claims caribou

Caribou are disappearing from Lake Superior islands. Let nature run its course? Or intervene?
by Bob Collins

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Tennessee boy filmed as example of bullying’s impact

Keaton Jones called his mother to pick him up at school the other day. He was afraid to go to lunch where, he says, kids poured milk on him, threw bread at him, and put ham down his shirt.
by Bob Collins

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Twin Cities’ couple celebrates birthday by pretending to be mugged

Twin Cities’ couple celebrates birthday by pretending to be mugged

Katie Mager, 27, of Apple Valley, Minn., and Ryan Reiersgaard, 27, of Burnsville, Minn., had a ton of fun last week, claiming they were robbed and, as is often the case in these sorts of things, claiming the perpetrator was a person of color.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News today? 12/11/17

Here's today's list of topics and guests on MPR News programming.
by Bob Collins

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When Northwest Airlines ushered in a new era in treating alcoholics

When Northwest Airlines ushered in a new era in treating alcoholics

Northwest Airlines has been relegated to the ash heap of history, but it made a bit of a proud return to the nation's consciousness on Sunday when Norman Lyle Prouse told his story to CBS' Sunday Morning.
by Bob Collins

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In Calgary, nothing says love like a rock

In Calgary, nothing says love like a rock

You know humans have a bottomless supply of love and compassion when they stoop to help a rock.
by Bob Collins

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It’s a Taylor Swift world

It’s a Taylor Swift world

A good rule of thumb for consumers is when you’re dealing with concert tickets, you’re probably getting ripped off. Just ask some fans of Taylor Swift, who think they got suckered into her Ticketmaster-run Verified Fan program. They can be forgiven; they believed what Swift was telling them. It’s no shock how a fan moved…
by Bob Collins

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You’ll not hear these weather words on NPR

It's almost as if NPR's standards & practices boss had Minnesota newswriters in mind when he issued his annual memo today on what not to say when telling stories about the weather.
by Bob Collins

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