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Brother Ali to release a new album

Brother Ali to release a new album

"All the Beauty in This Whole Life" will be released on May 5.

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Trump's speech: Minn. delegation hears some places for possible compromise

Trump's speech: Minn. delegation hears some places for possible compromise

DFLers Betty McCollum and Tim Walz want more details on some of Trump's proposals. Meanwhile, Republicans Tom Emmer and Erik Paulsen are hopeful Trump's shift in tone will lead to a new spirit of unity in a divided Congress.
by Matt Sepic

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Fufu and Frosted Flakes: St. Paul ethnic market moves beyond niche

Fufu and Frosted Flakes: St. Paul ethnic market moves beyond niche

Owners of Ha Tien market believe they can build ties to their east side neighbors and boost profits by adding traditional American fare to the global foods they stock now for their diverse customers.
by Emma Sapong

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St. Paul Ballet dances a duet with boxing gym

St. Paul Ballet dances a duet with boxing gym

When the dancers and boxers became neighbors, they realized they had a lot to learn from each other.
by Euan Kerr

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McNasty Brass Band to celebrate Fat Tuesday

McNasty Brass Band to celebrate Fat Tuesday

The Twin Cities-based band is made up of horn players and percussionists who spend most of their time playing as sidemen in other groups.

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Volunteers hack, scrape and crawl government websites to save data

Volunteers hack, scrape and crawl government websites to save data

Fear that environmental data could disappear under the Trump administration has spurred hundreds of volunteer researchers, hackers and archivists to start saving federal data on secure, non-government servers.
by Max Nesterak

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A cautionary tale of a governor switcheroo

A cautionary tale of a governor switcheroo

When Gov. Mark Dayton was asked about speculation that he might resign before his term ends, he referred to this story from 40 years ago.
by Cody Nelson

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Minnesota GOP lawmakers poised to tap surplus for tax cuts

State officials release their revised economic forecast and budget surplus estimate on Tuesday. Republican legislative leaders say whatever the surplus is now, they plan to pass significant tax cuts this year.
by Tim Pugmire

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The story behind the unusual guitar solo that made it into one of Elvis' hits

Scotty Moore, who played guitar on "Too Much," told an interviewer that the song is in a strange key, and as a result he got lost while playing the guitar solo.

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Mostly minority, mostly for Trump: Worthington mulls its future

Mostly minority, mostly for Trump: Worthington mulls its future

Worthington, Minn., went solidly for Donald Trump in the presidential election. That doesn't seem to square up with the town's need for immigrant workers and its increasingly diverse population.
by Mark Steil

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