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Group raises money for charity while reviving old pianos

Group raises money for charity while reviving old pianos

Brand new pianos demand hefty prices, and used ones, though cheaper, can be an expensive hassle to move. But a St. Paul group is addressing both issues while also raising money for children.
by Chris Roberts

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St. Cloud transitional housing closes

The owner of 2nd Chances Sober Housing in St. Cloud says more than 100 men have stayed there since it opened in 2006.

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S. Dakota authorities say driver's blood alcohol was .708

South Dakota authorities say a woman found passed out in a stolen delivery van earlier this month registered a blood alcohol content of .708 - nearly nine times the legal limit and a possible record for the state.

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Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security?

Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security?

As Ronak Ray hunted for his flight gate, he prepared for the prospect of a security guard peering through his clothes with a full body scanner. But Ray doesn't mind: what he gives up in privacy he gets back in security.

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Workforce diversity takes a continuous effort

Workforce diversity takes a continuous effort

Managers of successful organizations in Minnesota will be seeing more faces of color among their staffs. But most have work to do to get there.
by Debbie Atterberry

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Minn. Hmong await news of relatives in Laos

Minn. Hmong await news of relatives in Laos

Days before Thailand forcibly repatriated 4,500 ethnic Hmong to Laos this week, MaoKao Thao of St. Paul called his terrified brother at a refugee camp.
by Chris Williams

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Music in the midst of Sri Lanka's civil war

Music in the midst of Sri Lanka's civil war

Minnesota and journalist Jesse Hardman got an inside view of the brutal civil war in Sri Lanka, and in the midst of the chaos he came upon an amazing story of a forgotten people.
by Euan Kerr

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Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights

Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights

The Netherlands announced Wednesday will immediately begin using full body scanners for flights heading to the United States, issuing a report that called the failed Christmas Day airline bombing a "professional" terror attack.

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Mpls. students raise cash for wells in Horn of Africa

Money raised by students at Southwest High School in Minneapolis will pay for the construction of 10 new wells in Somalia and other East African countries next year.
by Laura Yuen

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