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What music does to the mind

What music does to the mind

Listening to your favorite song can have an intense emotional effect, triggering memories and feelings unlike anything else. But what makes music so expressive? Dr. Daniel Levitin and Thomas Plaunt join us to discuss what happens to your brain on music.

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Amazon failure takes down sites across Internet

Scores of websites and Internet services like Foursquare and Reddit crashed or had limited availability Thursday because of problems at a data center run by Amazon.com.

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Minn. man accused of hacking Facebook, taking IDs

About a year ago, an 18-year-old woman was checking out Facebook and instant messaging with someone she thought was her friend, when she unwittingly revealed security questions that would lead to passwords for her computer accounts.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Quarter of Minn. households are now cellphone only

Quarter of Minn. households are now cellphone only

Minnesota is in the middle of the pack when it comes to abandoning landline telephones in favor of cellphones.

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Ted Turner and T. Boone Pickens at the National Press Club

Ted Turner and T. Boone Pickens at the National Press Club

Media mogul Ted Turner speaks with financier T. Boone Pickens at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. about American energy policy. Pickens has been an advocate for alternative energy sources like wind and natural gas while Turner has promoted the use of solar power.

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Klobuchar bill would beef up cloud computing protections

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is introducing legislation to better protect individuals and companies using the Internet to store and share data and software.
by Martin Moylan

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Austin: Sounds of science

Austin: Sounds of science

World-class cancer research in Austin, Minn.
by Marc Sanchez

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Photos: Inver Hills Community College rocket team

Photos: Inver Hills Community College rocket team

Inver Hills Community College isn't known for rocket science, but a team of 15 students from the school in Inver Grove Heights is ready to put their rocket up against engineering powerhouses like MIT and Purdue University.

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