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Beatles music inspired by Transcendental Meditation

Fifty years ago Wednesday, the Beatles began recording what would become known as "The White Album."
by MPR News Staff

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A jazz great and a literary lion say they're not collaborating -- 'This is how we live'

A jazz great and a literary lion say they're not collaborating -- 'This is how we live'

Vijay Iyer and Teju Cole bring their artistic collaboration to the Walker Art Center, with added music from SPCO musicians. They've done versions of their piece "Blind Spot" before, but it's never the same.
by Euan Kerr

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Travel websites worry Congress will doom their business with new proposals

Travel websites worry Congress will doom their business with new proposals

Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is pushing a bill that she said would make online ticket sellers more useful and accountable. But travel sites accuse her of trying to help the airlines stifle competition.
by Martin Moylan

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Twin Cities provides a tale of newspaper woe and redemption

Twin Cities provides a tale of newspaper woe and redemption

The region retains two daily newspapers: One, a media darling owned by a Minnesota billionaire who has invested in the paper; the other, owned by a New York hedge fund that industry-watchers contend is more interested in reaping profit than retaining reporters.
by Tom Weber

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Lake St. fire damages apartment building, businesses

Lake St. fire damages apartment building, businesses

A fire late Sunday night damaged a multi-story building and took firefighters until Monday morning to knock down the blaze.
by Nina Moini

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Gopher baseball continues to impress

Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, discusses baseball with MPR's Phil Picardi.
by Phil Picardi

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Logic to perform at Soundset

The 11th annual Soundset music festival will be held on Sunday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Nearly four dozen acts will be performing. Rapper Logic has the top billing.
by Phil Picardi

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Despite heavy rain, Minnesota experiencing a dry spell

More than 50 percent of the state's landscape is abnormally dry, while portions of Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau and Koochiching counties are in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
by Phil Picardi

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