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January 3, 2019 1:05 AM

China goes boldly

China intends to establish a human base on the moon by late in the next decade, and to send a probe to Mars that can return to Earth.

by Bob Collins

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January 3, 2019 12:00 AM

What’s on MPR News – 1/3/19

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today if you listen to MPR News.

by Bob Collins

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January 2, 2019 10:00 AM

Minnesota tough: Photographer caught in dog v. longhorn kerfuffle

If you've spent any time online in the last day or so, you probably haven't missed the bovine drama of athletic competition when the mascot of the University of Texas -- a longhorn -- ran roughshod over photographers who, for reasons not yet explained, were overly enthralled by a dog, in this case the mascot of the University of Georgia at the Sugar Bowl.

by Bob Collins

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January 2, 2019 8:48 AM

Surf’s up on Superior

Is there anything that screams 'Minnesota winter' more than surfing? No. There's not.

by Bob Collins

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January 2, 2019 6:34 AM

Hello, goodbye! Why people move to and from Minnesota

If some Minnesotans are fleeing the state for whatever reason, it's OK. There are people to replace them.

by Bob Collins

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January 2, 2019 4:00 AM

Minnesota’s Northwest Angle: Time to give it to Canada?

The Angle, for those of you who've not studied maps of Minnesota, is a spit of land in Lake of the Woods County that is north of the line that generally defines the U.S. border and belongs to the United States. It is -- other than Alaska -- the only U.S. territory north of the 49th parallel -- i.e. the border.

by Bob Collins