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Tsunamis on Superior?

Keep this in mind the next time you go watch the big waves: Some of the disasters the researchers cited were tsunami waves sweeping people into the lake from their onshore perches.
by Bob Collins

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Rich guys and their toys turn I-394 into a racetrack

Unless we're misreading today's Star Tribune editorial, the idea of a little public shaming of the men who turned I-394 into their personal Watkins Glen is on the table.
by Bob Collins

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Abumrad, a podcasting genius at work

Abumrad, a podcasting genius at work

Jad Abumrad, the co-host of the Public Radio podcast, RadioLab, acknowledges now that he's an 'elder statesman' of the art form and Time.com's video profile of him -- American Genius -- reveals the genius and brilliance of one of the nation's best storytellers.
by Bob Collins

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Where Prince was just another ‘faithful congregant’

'Stop talking about the music,' activist, author, and commentator Van Jones said on CNN last week, urging people to look past the music if they wanted to understand Prince. And so the Los Angeles Times did in a piece looking at the singer's religion.
by Bob Collins

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MN Court: Expunge man’s rape charge if he’s acquitted

Punishing someone for misconduct before a trial is no reason to keep a sexual assault allegation on someone's record, the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday said.
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The war on drugs hasn’t worked. Time to change attitudes

The war on drugs hasn’t worked. Time to change attitudes

Not surprisingly, perhaps, the 60 Minutes Facebook page is hosting a spirited debate following last night's broadcast in which the show revisited an Ohio community that has been devastated by the heroin epidemic. Its broadcast last year first raised the national alarm over the drug.
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Should purple be the official state color?

A state lawmaker wants Minnesota to have a state color to honor Prince and a bill so stating will probably pass, given that lawmakers love to pass official symbol legislation.
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Maybe everyone shouldn’t vote

Maybe everyone shouldn’t vote

In his New York Times column, Stones, Notre Dame professor Gary Gutting considers whether everyone should be urged to vote, considering, he says, that there is ample evidence that the majority does not rule. Even when large majorities of people favor policy change in America, they generally do not get it, he writes of some still-inconclusive research. "If you’re one of the many who are convinced that our system is effectively an oligarchy, why play in an electoral game you think has been rigged?"
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Springsteen, Keillor, Hamilton pay tribute to Prince

There've been plenty of rock acts singing Purple Rain over the last couple of days. On Saturday night at Barclay Center in Brooklyn, Bruce Springsteen walked out to start his concert and didn't say a word before launching into Prince's signature song.
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Apparent slur in radio interview deserves more explanation

NPR listeners heard an interview this week that pretty well shows the challenge a radio host is faced with when an interview takes a sudden turn. On Morning Edition on Wednesday, the morning after the New York primary, host David Greene was interviewing Carl Paladino, an honorary co-chairman of Donald Trump's New York campaign, about the Trump victory the night before.
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