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November 20, 2015 9:32 AM

A quaint notion of the existence of privacy

In many ways, the debate surrounding a candidate's proposal that we track Muslims is a debate that, perhaps, should have been held 20 years ago, before we became data and, more importantly, before we willingly became data.

by Bob Collins

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November 20, 2015 8:19 AM

Snow cancels Winter Wonderland

It's only November 20, but we have an early leader in the Ironic Weather Tweet competition for 2015-2016.

by Bob Collins

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November 20, 2015 6:59 AM

Investigators reveal causes of fatal Duluth plane crash

Cold medication, an overloaded plane, and faulty instruments caused Alexander Georg Obersteg, 47, of Steinfeld, Germany, to crash into Lake Superior off Brighton Beach in June 2014, the NTSB said.

by Bob Collins

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November 20, 2015 4:31 AM

Hands off Walmart’s trash!

In upstate New York, a Walmart worker who was paid $9 an hour to collect shopping carts in the parking lot, was fired because he picked up bottles and cans that people threw on the ground and turned them in to get the deposit back.

by Bob Collins

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November 20, 2015 2:43 AM

Judging Betsy Hodges

Mayor Betsy Hodges gave voice to the unspoken but hinted assertion that's been percolating a bit on social media since the demonstrations started at Minneapolis' 4th precinct police headquarters the other night.

by Bob Collins

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November 20, 2015 2:03 AM

A song around the world

Next week, NewsCut will observe its eighth birthday and I can't think of a worse week for defining who we are as a people by the news we make. So here. Take a break from it.

by Bob Collins

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November 20, 2015 1:45 AM

Meet your cancer-detecting friend: a pigeon

As impressed as we are with the intelligence of pigeons, we are equally as impressed that in the world of academia, someone wondered whether they could help detect cancer.

by Bob Collins

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November 20, 2015 1:01 AM

Teacher apologizes for ISIS poster assignment

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time for a first-year teacher in Utah who was trying to teach kids why people are lured into terrorism.

by Bob Collins

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November 19, 2015 12:16 PM

Blackout lifted. Twins fans may be able to stream games

For people who don't have cable TV, or who want to watch baseball games online even if they do, few rules were as frustrating as Major League Baseball's blackout of local teams. Fans could drop $120 for MLB's streaming package, but if you tried to watch the Twins anywhere near the Twin Cities, the games were black out. It was a nod to Fox, which owns the local TV rights to half of MLB's teams. It was a great deal if you followed out-of-market teams, but not so much if you were like most fans.

by Bob Collins