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All Things Considered with Clay Masters is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Once a flop, e-pulltab gambling quietly rebounds

Once a flop, e-pulltab gambling quietly rebounds

The electronic games are hitting financial targets for the first time since they debuted in 2012. Better technology and novel games are driving the surge, backers say.
by Tim Nelson

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Lead poisoning mutes swans' brassy notes

Lead poisoning mutes swans' brassy notes

Trumpeter swans can develop lead poisoning from ingesting particles in the Minnesota's lakes and rivers.

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Twin Cities gang sweep nets 11 on gun, violence charges

Twin Cities gang sweep nets 11 on gun, violence charges

Law enforcement says it stopped a violent gang feud that's killed and injured more than a dozen people in the metro area over the last several years.
by Brandt Williams

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Escaping Iraqi violence, Kurds find safe harbor in Moorhead

Escaping Iraqi violence, Kurds find safe harbor in Moorhead

Five members of a Kurdish family arrived in Fargo Thursday night and joined a growing Kurdish community in Fargo-Moorhead.
by Dan Gunderson

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For 3 sisters, Women's Choir extends a family tradition

For 3 sisters, Women's Choir extends a family tradition

In the 1950s and '60s, the Lenarz sisters learned songs in the kitchen while doing dishes with their dad. Today, they share their love of singing in the Twin Cities Women's Choir.
by Dan Olson

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Best Buy closes higher on strong sales and earnings report

Best Buy closes higher on strong sales and earnings report

In the last quarter, Best Buy saw broad-based strength across consumer electronics, gaming, computing and mobile, and appliances. That helped boost its stock price by 7 percent.
by Martin Moylan

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Obama's immigration action divides Minn. delegation

Obama's immigration action divides Minn. delegation

Minnesota's congressional delegation has been drawn into the debate over President Obama's immigration action. Praised and reviled, the action could further divide Congress.
by Brett Neely

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Charity to chancery: Following the archdiocese money

Much of the cash that sustains the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is held by legally separate groups, making it easier to protect church assets in a bankruptcy. Here's how the money flows.
by Molly Bloom, Madeleine Baran and Meg Martin

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Archdiocese reports $9.1M deficit, mulls bankruptcy

Archdiocese reports $9.1M deficit, mulls bankruptcy

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis reiterated that it is considering filing for bankruptcy as its financial condition has become more uncertain due to the growing potential for more lawsuits by victims of clergy sexual abuse.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Art Hounds: Comedy for a cause and Arrowhead art

Art Hounds: Comedy for a cause and Arrowhead art

This week on Art Hounds, comedians stand up against sexual assault at the Amsterdam Bar, Duluth takes a deep look at its art history, and fairy tale characters are taken to court.
by Marianne Combs

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