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Lakes could help harness large amounts of clean energy from the sun using floating solar panels

Lakes could help harness large amounts of clean energy from the sun using floating solar panels

Already used in lakes around the world, floating solar panels have helped harvest a vast amount of clean energy. Matt Simon with Grist talks about floating photovoltaics — the technology gathering energy from the sun on top of still bodies of water.   
by Paul Huttner and Matthew Alvarez

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Job Interview: Restoration expert rebuilds homes and hope

Job Interview: Restoration expert rebuilds homes and hope

Flooding across the state means homes are affected by heavy damage. One restoration expert explains it is critical to approach families with compassion before the reconstruction begins.
by Lukas Levin

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Art Hounds: Shakespeare in a sculpture park

Art Hounds: Shakespeare in a sculpture park

Art Hounds discuss “Twelfth Night” at Franconia Sculpture Park, Teatro del Pueblo’s “Love in a Time of Hate” and “The Seeker” at Lake Superior
by Emily Bright

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Rebuilding from a recent fire, 19 Bar is still a cornerstone of Twin Cities Pride

Rebuilding from a recent fire, 19 Bar is still a cornerstone of Twin Cities Pride

Minneapolis is gearing up for Twin Cities Pride this weekend — but a local staple will be missing this year. One of the oldest gay bars in the city, 19 Bar, has been closed since a fire destroyed the interior in March. Its staff and regulars are reminiscing on its many years, and planning pride without it.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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New Feeding Our Future charges: Prosecutors say 5 tried to bribe juror with $120K

New Feeding Our Future charges: Prosecutors say 5 tried to bribe juror with $120K

Hoping to corrupt the recent trial, the alleged conspirators targeted the woman known as juror 52 because they believed her to be the youngest on the jury and the only person of color, but “juror 52 could not be bought,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said Wednesday.
by Matt Sepic

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‘This is who Robynne is’: A father’s struggle to accept his daughter is gay

‘This is who Robynne is’: A father’s struggle to accept his daughter is gay

Robynne Curlee feared telling her conservative Christian father that she was gay. For John Curlee, accepting his daughter’s identity didn’t come easily and required working hard to understand it.
by Catharine Richert

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Dive into Somali Week with performances, cultural events and a street fair

Dive into Somali Week with performances, cultural events and a street fair

Celebrations kick off this weekend with a Somali Cultural Festival in Plymouth in the lead up to Somali Independence Day. They wrap up June 30 with a concert.

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Minnesota flooding: Rapidan Dam near Mankato holds, roads and state parks closed

Minnesota flooding: Rapidan Dam near Mankato holds, roads and state parks closed

Authorities in Blue Earth County continue to monitor the imperiled Rapidan Dam on Tuesday after the rain-swollen Blue Earth River carved a new channel around the structure.
by Ellie Roth, Andrew Krueger, Anna Haecherl, Mark Zdechlik and Matt Sepic

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