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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Notes from the Porch: Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better About the World’

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Notes from the Porch: Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better About the World’

Elizabeth Bluemle of The Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne, Vt., recommends “Notes from the Porch: Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better About the World” by Thomas Christopher Green.
by Emily Bright

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Parole board denies release for Rocori High School shooter

Parole board denies release for Rocori High School shooter

A man convicted for the 2003 Rocori High School shooting that left two of his classmates dead was denied parole Friday. Jason McLaughlin, who was 15 at the time, became eligible for the hearing after life sentences without parole for juveniles was repealed.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Judge revokes pretrial release of Feeding Our Future defendant after witness tampering allegations

Judge revokes pretrial release of Feeding Our Future defendant after witness tampering allegations

Last week, during the ongoing trial of Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock and restaurant owner Salim Said, Abdinasir Abshir allegedly approached cooperating defendant Sharmake Jama, who was in a courthouse hallway waiting to testify, and asked to speak with him in a bathroom.
by Matt Sepic

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Last chance to catch the ‘planet parade’ phenomenon

Last chance to catch the ‘planet parade’ phenomenon

Friday night is one of the best nights to see the rare cosmic sight of all seven planets aligning across the night sky. The next time to catch a planet parade is August or wait until they realign in 2028.
by Anika Besst

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RFK Jr. canceled flu vaccine meetings. What does that mean for fall shots?

RFK Jr. canceled flu vaccine meetings. What does that mean for fall shots?

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the implications of axing the meeting.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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As inspiration for ‘The Brutalist,’ famed St. John’s Abbey Church gains renewed interest

As inspiration for ‘The Brutalist,’ famed St. John’s Abbey Church gains renewed interest

Completed in 1961, the strikingly unique Abbey Church is the flagship of St. John’s, and a heralded example of modern architecture. It’s also the inspiration for “The Brutalist,” one of the favorites to win best picture at Sunday's Academy Awards. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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