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Is there an upside to stress?

Is there an upside to stress?

Most researchers are focused on the negative impact of stress on the body and how to cope with its effects. But could there be any benefit to this pervasive part of the everyday American experience?

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Search for planets like Earth

Search for planets like Earth

Midmorning checks in with astronomer Ken Croswell about the recently launched Kepler space telescope, which will search other solar systems for Earth-size planets.

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Antarctic warming, and what it means for the planet

Antarctic warming, and what it means for the planet

New research shows Antarctica is warming. A scientist who recently returned from the continent talks about his research and what we are now learning about the impact of global warming on the South Pole.

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Walleye limit raised to 4 for Upper Red Lake

Walleye limit raised to 4 for Upper Red Lake

Anglers who fish Upper Red Lake will be able to keep four walleye during the fishing season that opens May 9.

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Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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An early branch of the human family revealed

An early branch of the human family revealed

At the age of 31, paleontologist Donald Johanson discovered the fossil that would later become known as "Lucy," a previously unknown species of hominid. The discovery changed how we view human evolution. After 30 years of study, Johanson knows much more about how early humans lived.

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Vice president to visit Minnesota; will tout economic stimulus

Vice president to visit Minnesota; will tout economic stimulus

Vice President Biden's town hall forum at the New Flyer Bus Company will be in the congressional district of a vocal critic of the federal spending plan.
by Jessica Mador

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Meet the money man behind the Elk Run development

Meet the money man behind the Elk Run development

When an ambitious biobusiness park was proposed for southeast Minnesota, the first question was, who will finance it? The answer is Steve Burrill, a San Francisco-based venture capitalist with Midwestern roots.
by Sea Stachura

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Twitter nation

Twitter nation

Everyone's doing it these days. Celebrities, politicians, athletes, even jurors. Tweeting that is. Midmorning examines the Twitter phenomenon, and what it means for the evolution of the Web.

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