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Drake sets streaming records

Drake's new album "Scorpion," which was released on Friday, immediately broke the record for most times streamed in a single day on Spotify and Apple Music.
by Phil Picardi

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In Sauk Centre, moving 'Main Street' to Main Street

In Sauk Centre, moving 'Main Street' to Main Street

Nearly 100 years after the publication of "Main Street," some residents are working to preserve Nobel Prize-winning writer Sinclair Lewis' place in the town's history.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Go fund my doctor bills: Americans ask for help paying for health care

Go fund my doctor bills: Americans ask for help paying for health care

Medical fundraisers now account for 1 in 3 campaigns on the online fundraising website GoFundMe. It's been a lifeline for some, but observers say the trend should worry policymakers.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Minnesota Lynx shoot for sixth straight win

Minnesota Lynx shoot for sixth straight win

The Minnesota Lynx try for their sixth straight win Friday night at Target Center against the Atlanta Dream. The team has turned things around since starting the season 3-6.
by Cathy Wurzer

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June weather roundup: hot, and getting hotter

The results are more or less in: This June has been among the 10 warmest in state history. This weekend looks to cap it all off — stay safe out there!
by Cathy Wurzer

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Line 3 opponents girding for fight over approved pipeline

Line 3 opponents girding for fight over approved pipeline

"Minnesota did not want Standing Rock, but this is their Standing Rock. They will have it," said Winona LaDuke, executive director of Honor the Earth. "They could have done the right thing, and they would not have this conflict. But be prepared, because we are preparing."
by Dan Kraker

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Pawlenty keeps corporate posts amid race for governor

Pawlenty keeps corporate posts amid race for governor

During his years away from the governor's office, Tim Pawlenty joined nine corporate boards. He's still on two as he campaigns for a return to the Minnesota governor's office.
by Brian Bakst

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Buddy Guy to sing the blues at the Minnesota Zoo

Guy has a new album, "The Blues is Alive and Well," but he recently told Billboard that he's worried about the future of the blues because you don't hear it on the radio anymore.
by MPR News Staff

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Amber waves of rain: A look at flooded fields in southern Minn.

Heavy rains in recent weeks have caused some temporary new lakes to crop up around southern Minnesota, including in farm fields. One of the farmers who's been dealing with flooding is Wanda Patsche.
by Cathy Wurzer

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