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Jury backs ex-UMD hockey coach in discrimination suit, awards $3.74M

Jury backs ex-UMD hockey coach in discrimination suit, awards $3.74M

Shannon Miller had argued the University of Minnesota Duluth fired her because she's a woman and for complaining about discrimination. UMD said it was performance-related. A jury on Thursday sided with Miller.
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Caitlyn Smith creates an ode to St. Paul

Caitlyn Smith creates an ode to St. Paul

Smith recently decided she wanted to perform the songs she wrote. One of those songs is about her teenage years. It's called "St. Paul."
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Winning Minn. native ultrarunner believes 'we have not found our limits'

Winning Minn. native ultrarunner believes 'we have not found our limits'

Last year, Courtney Dauwalter won the Moab 240 Endurance Run, which involved running (or moving forward however possible) for 58 straight hours with one 20-minute sleep break. She finished ahead of everyone else by more than 10 hours.
by Tom Weber

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She wants to link in people of color, Twin Cities prosperity

She wants to link in people of color, Twin Cities prosperity

"I believe in Minnesota and what it offers," says Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, whose biannual career fair matches thousands of Twin Cities professionals of color with employers. "I wanted to be part of the solution."
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Dayton takes trip down memory lane in last big speech

Dayton takes trip down memory lane in last big speech

Gov. Mark Dayton's eighth and final State of the State address concentrated as much on memories as on his remaining mission.
by Brian Bakst

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Hear jazz compositions written by Prince's father

His daughter recently rediscovered the sheet music that her father had given her years ago. She assembled a band to record her father's compositions.
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Vikings expected to sign new quarterback

Vikings expected to sign new quarterback

A number of media outlets are reporting that Kirk Cousins is ready to accept the Vikings' offer of a three-year $84 million deal.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Photos: Minnesota students walk out, join national gun violence protest

Photos: Minnesota students walk out, join national gun violence protest

Minnesota schools are part of an organized walkout at nearly 3,000 schools across the country, the biggest demonstration yet of student activism that has emerged following the massacre of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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