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No, airplanes weren’t breaking the sound barrier this week

The person I picked up while Lyfting last night at the airport was exhausted. “It was like flying to Los Angeles,” he said of the more than three-hour flight from Boston. He was the victim of nature to an extent rarely seen, and he’s the yang to the yin of the focus of stories about…
by Bob Collins

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No happy ending for Syrian family embraced by Canadian city

No happy ending for Syrian family embraced by Canadian city

Today's story is about seeing the big picture, particularly for parents who are outraged that school has been canceled around here today and their kids are safe at home and presenting quite an inconvenience.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 2/20/19

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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‘Big Booby,’ ‘Big Booty’ cheerleader awards just a joke, Wis. coach insists

The awards for biggest breast, biggest rear end, and thinnest body were handed out at last spring's award before the American Civil Liberties Union sent a formal letter to Tremper High School today warning that it might sue for sexual harassment.
by Bob Collins

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Good news, Robbinsdale kids: ‘Poetry and the Age’ is back on the shelf

We're more than a little interested in whether the unnamed person in the Robbinsdale Cooper High School Class of '71 ever amounted to anything now that she's come forward with her overdue copy of Poetry and the Age.
by Bob Collins

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Supermoon? Super meh

Supermoon? Super meh

The notion of a Super Moon wasn't even a "thing" until March 2011, when the moon came within 123 miles of the closest its ever been to earth
by Bob Collins

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Dogs get the boot from Rosedale

There are really only two kinds of dog owners: humans and pigs. A walk -- any walk -- reveals this fact with the number of dog droppings that weren't picked up. How hard can this be?
by Bob Collins

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