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Live video: Clinton testifies about Benghazi

Chair Trey Gowdy opened with a blistering attack on Clinton and Democrats, which suggests if nothing else, the hearing will provide plenty of rhetorical entertainment.
by Bob Collins

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What’s the big deal with Dunkin’?

What’s the big deal with Dunkin’?

Unless you understand the happiness derived from low expectations, you're probably not going to like it, Minnesota. But the rest of us? We long to return to the brand of our youth, sip flavored water, eat a cardboard doughnut and proclaim to you that it's heaven.
by Bob Collins

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Autumn by air

With heavy rain due here on Friday, drone videos might be the only way we'll see Minnesota's fall colors shortly.
by Bob Collins

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MN teacher questions Somali class attendance, gets punished

An East Grand Forks teacher sent an e-mail criticizing some students in an English as a Second Language (ESL) class for not showing up regularly for class. So the school district suspended him for two weeks? Why? The school district won't say.
by Bob Collins

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Discovery Channel blows up ‘Mythbusters’

That's a wrap. There are no more myths. So Mythbusters will soon be no more, it was announced today.
by Bob Collins

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Camerawoman to sue Facebook, refugee over tripping

Petra Laszlo, the woman who tripped refugees while filming them escaping from custody in Hungary last month, certainly has a knack for public relations.
by Bob Collins

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How we keep women out of science

Many men have a difficult time recognizing this reality. Why? What threat does recognizing it present?
by Bob Collins

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Minnesota bride dances with the donor who saved her

Minnesota bride dances with the donor who saved her

Greta Perske of Sartell, Minn., was 15 years old in 2006 when she was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia. She got to dance at her wedding recently with the man whose marrow made a wedding day possible.
by Bob Collins

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The meaning of Back to the Future considered

The meaning of Back to the Future considered

There isn't a lot of deep thinking in Back to the Future, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot to think about, including the deepest: our inability to understand the relativity of time.
by Bob Collins

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How a 23-year-old reaches Minneapolis from Somalia

Yussuf, 23, is trying to get to Minneapolis from Somalia. His route here isn't what you might think.
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