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Typically, VA scandal mired in politics

Typically, VA scandal mired in politics

Unquestionably, House Republicans smell blood in the water with the Veterans Affairs scandal, but last night’s House hearing on the scandal appeared to be more than just typical political theater. Three officials of the Veterans Administration — none of them named Eric Shinseki — appeared before the House Veterans Affairs Committee last evening to answer…
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Whatever happened to Patty Duke’s Duluth baby?

Whatever happened to Patty Duke’s Duluth baby?

The last time Patty Duke was in Duluth, she had a baby. It was in a movie -- You'll Like My Mother -- in 1972 in which a pregnant Francesca, played by Duke, arrives from Los Angeles to meet her late husband's mother in Duluth. Eventually, someone gets stabbed. Whatever happened to the baby in the movie?
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Stuck along highway, vet gets a push home

Stuck along highway, vet gets a push home

In San Diego over the Memorial Day weekend, the mobility scooter of a Vietnam Vet ran out of juice, leaving him stranded along the road. Even the typical 'police lingo' in the official report can't take the humanity out of the story.
by Bob Collins

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Are baseball games too long or do we yearn for slow?

Are baseball games too long or do we yearn for slow?

The Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 1-0 last night at Target Field. There were only a total of 14 hits between the two teams which, theoretically, should've been played lickety split and everyone could be heading home by 9:45 to get up for work. But the game approached 3 1/2 hours. This is typical of baseball these days.
by Bob Collins

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Brain stimulation might lead you to love Johnny Cash

Brain stimulation might lead you to love Johnny Cash

A study out this week says deep-brain stimulation, intended as a treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder, leads to a greater appreciation of the music of Johnny Cash.
by Bob Collins

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Ending homelessness one pair of shoes at a time

Ending homelessness one pair of shoes at a time

For hundreds of people in the Twin Cities, the difference between homelessness and a more stable existence is a pair of black, no-slip shoes. Or barber tools. Or a bus pass. Or work clothes. Or an electrician's license renewal.
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S.D. man hopes to be youngest to fly the globe solo

S.D. man hopes to be youngest to fly the globe solo

Maybe when you grow up in Aberdeen, you have a natural inclination to see the rest of the world. That might explain why Matt Guthmiller, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is going to try to become the youngest person ever to fly around the world by himself.
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Did the U.S. win the war in Afghanistan?

President Obama yesterday announced that the U.S. will leave about 10,000 troops in Afghanistan by 2016, ending the war in Afghanistan. Is it too soon to ask who won the war?
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The icebergs of Superior

The icebergs of Superior

Today’s forecast. Mostly sunny, high in the 80s with a chance of icebergs. Kid on iceberg Monday at Madeline Island harbor. Not sure how he got there but boat picked him up pic.twitter.com/hHjxVfjr1U — Andrew Krueger (@akpix) May 27, 2014
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