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After lemonade heist, a better side of humanity

In Round Hill, Virginia, Spencer Bergman worked hard all summer selling lemonade at his stand. He wanted a dog. But a thief wanted the money.
by Bob Collins

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Video: The streets of Hong Kong

Video: The streets of Hong Kong

We can't imagine there's a more jaw-dropping video today than this quadcopter video of the protests in Hong Kong.
by Bob Collins

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Mpls. air controllers pick up slack after Chicago fire

Mpls. air controllers pick up slack after Chicago fire

Controllers in Farmington, Minn., are picking up the slack from the fire at an air-traffic-control facility outside of Chicago.
by Bob Collins

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Duluth’s ‘Turn Out the Lights’ billboard confirmed

It's the tale of political legend in Duluth. The oft-repeated story of a billboard in town during the 1980s recession has lacked proof that it actually existed. It urged 'the last one out leaving Duluth (to) please turn out the lights.'
by Bob Collins

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Opponents of MN transgender athletes hit the showers

Opponents of MN transgender athletes hit the showers

A conservative group, protesting a proposal that transgender students in Minnesota be allowed to play high school sports, went the full shower route in a full-page ad in the Sunday Star Tribune.
by Bob Collins

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To be stranded at an airport with kids

To be stranded at an airport with kids

It'll be quite awhile before the air transportation system is back to normal following today's fire in the Chicago air traffic control center in Aurora, Ill.
by Bob Collins

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Video: Five days in the Boundary Waters

Video: Five days in the Boundary Waters

In our continuing theme documenting people tackling dreams, might we suggest spending a few minutes watching Mike Ku's documentary about his and his friends' dream of exploring the Boundary Waters, a dream deferred because of life's occasional intrusions.
by Bob Collins

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Eleven years after cancer diagnosis, the bad news

Eleven years after cancer diagnosis, the bad news

There's more to define Jenna Vancura's life than her battle with cancer. But her illness has consumed a lot of it. The 27-year-old New Ulm native spent much of her senior year in high school at the Mayo Clinic.
by Bob Collins

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‘Daily Show’ segment gets under football fans’ skin

‘Daily Show’ segment gets under football fans’ skin

Last night, Comedy Channel's Daily Show finally aired its segment on the Washington Redskins, almost a week after some of the participants themselves objected to how they characterized the debate over a racist nickname.
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Health care system treats the dying like an ATM

In the health care system, the wishes of a dying patient and his daughter don't matter. There's money to be made.
by Bob Collins

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