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The connection between carbs and cardio ahead of the Twin Cities Marathon

The connection between carbs and cardio ahead of the Twin Cities Marathon

More than 13,000 runners will take part in this weekend's Twin Cities Marathon and 10-mile race, but what do they need to be focused on this week when it comes to nutrition? You may have heard of carbo-loading — a meal one or two days before the race that's heavy on bread or pasta. But how does that benefit the runner?
by Tom Crann and Lindsay Guentzel

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Rebuilding trust in media

At this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival, Kitty Boone, vice president of public programs at the Aspen Institute, asked three national media leaders why trust in the news has eroded — and what media organizations can do to win it back.
by Alex Cheng

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Leaf now! Head north this weekend for Minnesota's best fall colors

Leaf now! Head north this weekend for Minnesota's best fall colors

Fall colors are starting to pop across the state. Most areas north of St. Cloud are either at peak or are approaching peak fall colors. Here are some recommendations on where to go for the best leaf peeping.
by Nancy Yang

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Journalism’s fight for survival, locally and nationally

Local journalism is dying, and national media organizations are making radical changes to fight public mistrust and stay afloat. Local and national media leaders came together at the 2021 Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss the problems plaguing journalism and how to solve them.
by Alex Cheng

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Vaccination rates lag among Minnesota prison workers

Vaccination rates lag among Minnesota prison workers

As of this week, about 80 percent of people incarcerated in state prisons have been fully vaccinated. But the Department of Corrections has been less successful in convincing its own employees to get the vaccine. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minneapolis artist's Día de los Muertos designs break new ground as Postal Service stamps

Minneapolis artist's Día de los Muertos designs break new ground as Postal Service stamps

Luis Fitch’s design of a Day of the Dead U.S. postage stamp makes a nationwide debut Thursday. It’s the first U.S. stamp to feature the early November celebration of the dead.
by Vicki Adame

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Is empathy the fuel of democracy? And, politics without politicians?

Hyper-partisanship and gridlock, massive populist protest movements, low public satisfaction with government performance — something seems to be broken in American democracy. Here are two ideas for fixing our political system from the 2021 Aspen Ideas Festival.
by Alex Cheng

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Hundreds of U of M faculty want stronger vaccine policies

Hundreds of U of M faculty want stronger vaccine policies

Faculty and staff say the school system has not taken strong enough precautions as the state sees a spike in cases linked to the delta variant. Students are required to get a COVID vaccine, with religious and health exemptions. They attest to getting that vaccine in an online form.
by Peter Cox

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Where's the media attention for missing Indigenous women?

Where's the media attention for missing Indigenous women?

When Gabby Petito, a popular Instagram personality, went missing while traveling the country with her boyfriend, the national media lit up with the news. The coverage was nonstop as the search for her consumed her friends, family, and the country. Some scholars call this “missing white woman syndrome” and say it happens regularly. Is the media solely to blame? What about missing Indigenous women?
by Angela Davis and Susan Davis

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