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July 23, 2014 8:22 AM

In AP’s Malaysia Air tweet, a comma changes everything

Ask the AP about the importance of commas when tweeting about Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

by Bob Collins

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July 23, 2014 6:37 AM

Power of the worker on rare display in grocery protest

With almost no publicity outside of the Boston area, there's a fascinating showdown taking place between grocery store workers and their corporate overlords.

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July 23, 2014 3:36 AM

Minneapolis catcallers exposed in video series

The men of Minneapolis — some of them, anyway — are getting international attention for their Neanderthal ways. A Minneapolis woman — identified as 28-year-old Lindsey — has been filming men who catcall. It’s not pretty. “I am genuinely interested in what place this is coming from,” she tells Buzzfeed. She created Cards Against Harassment,…

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July 23, 2014 3:20 AM

‘Rez ball’ inspiring Native American kids

If you want a great example of how a pro athlete can be a proper role model for kids, look no further than the scene around Target Center last evening. The Lynx are the home team but it was the Atlanta Dream who seemed to be the team of choice for many of the fans,…

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July 23, 2014 2:41 AM

It takes a village, and McDonald’s, to fire single mom

McDonald's, showing a rather odd mastery of the art of public relations, has fired the South Carolina single mother who was sent to jail because she let her daughter play in a nearby park while she worked at the fast-food restaurant.

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July 23, 2014 2:16 AM

Moorhead Council changes its mind on homeless housing

The Moorhead City Council has had a change of heart — sort of — in its opposition to housing for the homeless in the city. This week the Council rescinded its resolution, passed last week, opposing an apartment complex for the previously homeless, the Fargo Forum reports. “We don’t have input necessarily on our destination,…

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July 23, 2014 1:43 AM

Mpls man tossed off flight for tweeting

A Minneapolis man and his two kids were thrown off a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Minneapolis on Sunday because he tweeted his displeasure that the two kids weren’t allowed to “priority board” with him. “In leaving I said, you know, ‘Real nice way to treat an A-list. I’ll be sure to tweet about…

by Bob Collins