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Lake County acts to prevent another phone outage

Lake County officials are making plans to avoid the widespread communications outage that hit two weeks ago when a fiber optic line in Duluth was severed.
by Bob Kelleher

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Where God and science meet

Where God and science meet

Speaking of Faith's Krista Tippett explores the intersection of faith and science, how they co-exist, and where there's tension. A new book collects some of her conversations with scientists, religious scholars, and others on the topic.

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Duluth tries to land high-speed internet via Google

The mayor of Duluth is ready to throw his city's hat in the ring for a new Google experiment to test ultra-high speed Internet access.
by Steven John

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Google to build ultra-fast broadband networks

Google plans to build experimental, ultra-fast Internet networks in a handful of communities around the country.

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Study links pop consumption and pancreatic cancer

A University of Minnesota study shows that consuming a lot of soft drinks appears to increase a person's risk of pancreatic cancer.
by Lorna Benson

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The new science of PTSD

The new science of PTSD

The evolving science of PTSD, and how it could help veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
by Jessica Mador

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Northshore phone outage may spur improvements

Officials on the North Shore are hoping a communications collapse last week might improve their chances of securing stimulus money to prevent similar problems in the future.
by Bob Kelleher

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What are the effects of the retracted autism study?

What are the effects of the retracted autism study?

The doctor behind a controversial study which linked the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine to autism has been called "a dishonest, irresponsible doctor" by the General Medical Council, a British review board, and journal that originally published the study in 1998 has now retracted it.
by Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Minn.-based Ceridian reports data security breach

The names, Social Security numbers and bank account numbers of some 27,000 people were exposed when a hacker breached a Twin Cities-based payroll company's pay system.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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