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Is texting ruining the art of conversation?

Is texting ruining the art of conversation?

Many people with cellphones prefer texting over a phone call. And that's creating a communication divide -- the talkers versus the texters.

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Cyber criminals are using new tricks for break-ins

Cyber criminals are using new tricks for break-ins

Cyber experts say criminals are using new methods to hack into victims' bank accounts.

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Meteorites are valuable but hard to find in Minnesota

Meteorites are valuable but hard to find in Minnesota

Meteorites play a role in Minnesota's mineral wealth. And some meteorites are more valuable than gold. The problem is finding them, according to a leading expert on meteorites at the University of Minnesota.
by Dan Olson

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Astronauts enter world's first private supply ship

Astronauts enter world's first private supply ship

Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon, the world's first commercial supply ship.

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Dragon makes historic space station arrival

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, making history as the first commercial delivery truck in orbit.

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At Valleyfair, 25 years of Physics Day

At Valleyfair, 25 years of Physics Day

Thousands of high school students from more than 200 schools across Minnesota, neighboring states and Canada made Valleyfair Amusement Park in Shakopee their classroom this week. It's a yearly tradition known as Physics Day and this year marked the 25th year the amusement park hosted it.
by Tom Weber

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SpaceX Dragon flies by space station in test

SpaceX Dragon flies by space station in test

The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station, acing a critical test in advance of the actual docking.

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Minn. tech industry ranked 26th in the country

Minn. tech industry ranked 26th in the country

A new study shows that the Twin Cities region is only 26th out of 51 metropolitan areas ranked as best cities for tech industry jobs. Is the region as strong as local conventional wisdom says?

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Funding change puts broadband expansion on hold

Funding change puts broadband expansion on hold

Changes in telecommunications funding aimed at spreading access to high-speed Internet access are in fact causing a northern Minnesota phone company to put a fiber optic cable expansion on hold.
by Tom Robertson

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