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Abbott to buy St. Jude Medical for $25 billion

Abbott to buy St. Jude Medical for $25 billion

Abbott says St. Jude's devices for heart failure, blockages and abnormal heart rhythm complement its range of heart products.
by Martin Moylan and Reuters

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Art Hounds: Two plays and a May Day Parade

Art Hounds: Two plays and a May Day Parade

This week on Art Hounds: The May Day Parade, "Seminar" and "Angry Black Woman and Well Intentioned White Girl."
by Marianne Combs

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Appetites: The Synergy Series

Appetites: The Synergy Series

Chef Gavin Kaysen is asking four chefs to leave the big city and come to Minnesota for a night or two of cooking as part of his Synergy Series.
by Tom Crann and Krystyna Pease

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For this fiddler, a tiny concert led to big things

For this fiddler, a tiny concert led to big things

When Gaelynn Lea entered NPR's Tiny Desk Contest, she had no idea she'd win. Now she's using the spotlight to build her career and advocate for people with disabilities.
by Marianne Combs

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Gun control bills get a hearing, but just for show?

Gun control bills get a hearing, but just for show?

Minnesotans on both sides of the gun control debate packed a legislative hearing Tuesday to have their say on two bills that aren't going anywhere this session. Critics called it politics, not policy.
by Tim Pugmire

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Sixth Minnesota ISIS suspect pleads guilty as trial date nears

Sixth Minnesota ISIS suspect pleads guilty as trial date nears

Charges against Hamza Ahmed included using student loan money to buy airline tickets to Turkey on the way to fight for ISIS. He pleaded guilty Monday in a deal that dropped several charges.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota House lawmakers push ahead on Real ID fix

Legislation to bring Minnesota in line with new federal driver's license security standards passed its first committee Monday. A Senate panel takes up a much different Real ID approach on Tuesday.
by Tim Pugmire

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How opioid addiction hits the young

Dr. Joseph Lee, medical director of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's youth services, joined MPR News host Tom Crann to talk about how addiction works in the brain and how it can hit young people especially hard.
by Tom Crann

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Baby dino bones give insight on ancient species

Baby dino bones give insight on ancient species

The bones come from a baby titanosaur, or Rapetosaurus. They were huge dinosaurs that grew to over 50 feet long.
by MPR News Staff

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