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An amateur league playoff game in western New York was canceled because of racism last weekend.
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Flugtag, the Red Bull-sponsored celebration that reveals how few people know how things fly, is making a comeback in the Twin Cities. It's more popular in Europe than the states, which is puzzling since it's right in Minnesota's wheelhouse: sitting on a boat and drinking.
TV anchor lets audience share in the death in the family
hen an anchorperson is pregnant, it becomes not only an ongoing news story, it can be a marketing opportunity for the station. Brooke Martin's journey, however was a gut-wrenching story that may save other children.
FiveThirtyEight doesn’t see the Klobuchar appeal
Because nonwhite voters make up 40 percent of the Democratic electorate, the website's elections analyst suggests that, at least to them, Klobuchar isn't anything special.
To combat winter, Duluth shows a little leg
Winter is in its last few hours and the people of Duluth are looking to give it a last kick today by wearing shorts.
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Report: Newspaper told FAA of Boeing jet problems before crash
The The FAA did not respond when the Seattle Times told the Federal Aviation Administration about the problems it found. Then Ethiopian 737 crashed.
Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family won't be homeless much longer now that the New York Times has publicized his achievement: At 8, he's just won his division in the New York State chess championship.