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Lynx seek to win 4th WNBA title, avenge loss to LA Sparks

Lynx seek to win 4th WNBA title, avenge loss to LA Sparks

For the sixth time in the last seven seasons, the Minnesota Lynx are in the WNBA Finals. But even if appearances in the finals have become routine, there's no lack of motivation for this year's squad.
by Peter Cox

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Inside a St. Paul lab's battle against aquatic invaders

Inside a St. Paul lab's battle against aquatic invaders

The Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research opened its doors to the public last week to highlight a few of its projects during its annual AIS Showcase.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Lake Superior island returned to Grand Portage tribe

Lake Superior island returned to Grand Portage tribe

Susie Island is the largest of 13 small and rocky islands at the tip of northeastern Minnesota, just before the Canadian border. The islands are home to some of Minnesota's rarest plant life.
by MPR News Staff

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State Sen. Benson taking steady approach to health care changes

Minnesota officials are still awaiting official word from the federal government on their request for a waiver regarding reinsurance.
by MPR News Staff

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Stiff Little Fingers to play at Turf Club

The band formed in Belfast in 1977 and they were part of the first wave of British punk bands.
by MPR News Staff

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Summit aims to boost black infants' chance of survival

Summit aims to boost black infants' chance of survival

In Minnesota more than other states, there's a wide gap between the mortality rates of African-American and white babies.
by Laura Yuen

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Gentry says 'Billie Joe' was about unconscious cruelty

Ever since the song came out listeners have speculated about what Billie Joe and his girlfriend threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge before he decided to jump off the bridge himself.
by MPR News Staff

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State officials crank up pressure to protect MinnesotaCare

State officials crank up pressure to protect MinnesotaCare

Minnesota officials are pressing President Trump's administration to reverse massive planned cuts to a critical state health care program for low-income residents.
by The Associated Press

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Young, undocumented and full of dreams: 4 stories

Young, undocumented and full of dreams: 4 stories

Though they share an uncertain future in common, the paths that brought them to Minnesota are all different.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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