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When your secret Santa is a former president

Barack Obama, 57, has got a lot of time left in the role of former president so he decided to adopt a new role yesterday at a children's hospital in Washington. Because what else is a former president going to do on a Wednesday?
by Bob Collins

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With cameras in court, a firsthand look at justice, Minnesota style

In a courtroom yesterday, we got to see and hear what happens when two young lives are snuffed out by a a driver, and how the system of plea bargains allows people to skate on the punishment.
by Bob Collins

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German reporter messes with Fergus Falls. Now, he’s out of a job

German reporter messes with Fergus Falls. Now, he’s out of a job

Looking back now, it should have been obvious that Claas Relotius was ginning up his stories for the German magazine Der Spiegel, stories for which he won award after award until he was fired on Wednesday.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 12/20/18

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

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Slim pickings on list of 2018’s good men

Slim pickings on list of 2018’s good men

We suppose it says something about the state of men that one of the men who made Naomi Fry's list of good men in 2018 isn't a man at all: it's a thing of some sort.
by Bob Collins

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Wisconsin hunters kill, then toss deer along road

It's unlikely the Bayfield County (Wis.) Sheriff's Office will get much help in its search for the hunters who cleaned and gutted deer, then tossed the carcasses on a road in Cable on Saturday. These kinds of hunters tend not to associate with the decent folk.
by Bob Collins

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Dying man bought neighbor a Christmas gift for the next 13 years

Dying man bought neighbor a Christmas gift for the next 13 years

Ken Watson, of Wales, has all his Christmas shopping done, at least for the little girl who lives next door. Cadi was born a year after her parents moved to the neighborhood.
by Bob Collins

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A war with child soldiers

A war with child soldiers

There are hardly words left to say after reading the Associated Press' investigation revealing that rebels in Yemen are going door to door to grab children to fight as soldiers.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 12/19/18

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

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