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A health crisis: $350 insulin in the U.S. that’s $50 in Canada

Travis Paulson, of Eveleth, has contacted all of the politicians who represent him and hasn't been impressed with their response to the problems of hundreds of thousands of people who have diabetes: the cost of insulin is -- or getting to be -- beyond their means. Paulson should know.
by Bob Collins

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Vikings QB commits cardinal sin: makes fun of Minnesota weather

Vikings QB commits cardinal sin: makes fun of Minnesota weather

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, who was unimpressive in leading his team to missing the playoffs, had the temerity to like the weather in Florida.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 2/19/19

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

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Sailor in iconic VJ Day photo dead at 95

Sailor in iconic VJ Day photo dead at 95

George Mendonsa has died and you're forgiven if the name doesn't ring a bell. For a number of years, we only knew him by one moment on V-J day.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 2/18/19

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
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Crashed Ice in Boston? Meh

Like most of our sports stars, Crashed Ice has put the Twin Cities in its rear-view mirror and cuddled up to Boston.
by Bob Collins

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After late-night Amber Alert, people call cops to complain

'If you want to live in a province that protects its children, occasionally you have to roll over in bed and check your phone,' a columnist in Toronto writes in response.
by Bob Collins

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‘Blackface’ at the basketball game: Racism or ‘harmless skin-care joke’?

‘Blackface’ at the basketball game: Racism or ‘harmless skin-care joke’?

Jalen Johnson, one of the nation's best high school basketball players, went to the free-throw line Wednesday night for his suburban Milwaukee team when Port Washington fans tried to distract him by holding and waving posters with his image. They appeared to show him wearing blackface, which is odd because Johnson is African American.
by Bob Collins

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It takes a village to get an insurance company to use some common sense

If you needed another example of why our private health insurance system is broken, you needed to look no further yesterday than this tweet thread about a guy who fell into the bureaucratic black hole of the insurance industry and tried to get some common sense to prevail.
by Bob Collins

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