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A new era in Cuba?

A new era in Cuba?

A new documentary from America Abroad, "Viva la Evolucion: Cuba After Fidel," examines what the recent change in leadership will mean for the people of Cuba and the U.S.-Cuba relationship.

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Students march for Minnesota Dream Act

Students march for Minnesota Dream Act

Hundreds of teenagers marched to the state Capitol Tuesday morning to show support for what's known as the Minnesota Dream Act. Despite the show of enthusiasm, the legislation has little chance of passing this year.
by Tom Weber

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Ellsberg reflects on the significance of the Pentagon Papers

Ellsberg reflects on the significance of the Pentagon Papers

A conversation with Daniel Ellsberg, the man known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of 30 years of American foreign policy in Vietnam. He spoke last week as part of the University of Minnesota's "Great Conversations" series.

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Why does this man live in Minnesota?

Why does this man live in Minnesota?

One family in Minnesota can trace its roots to a man who came to the state from Philadelphia in the 19th century, because he was told that the climate could cure tuberculosis.
by Jim Bickal

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Jax family sues friends and Mankato bar over her drinking death

The family of Amanda Jax has filed a wrongful death lawsuit four months after Jax died from excessive drinking at a Mankato bar on her 21st birthday.
by Art Hughes

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A strange trip for 'The Band's Visit'

A strange trip for 'The Band's Visit'

Director Eran Kolirin's film, "The Band's Visit," which opens in the Twin Cities this weekend, is a bittersweet comedy from Israel. It's been a hit with critics, but simply by being an Israeli film, it's run into controversy too.
by Euan Kerr

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A new fight over cochlear ear implants

A new fight over cochlear ear implants

Insurance companies who cover one cochlear implant are balking at covering a second, in spite of evidence that two work better than one.
by Lorna Benson

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Mankato looks for answers to binge drinking

Mankato looks for answers to binge drinking

A citywide meeting in Mankato Wednesday aims to combat problem drinking, especially for college age students and other young people. The summit on high-risk drinking comes four months after a young Mankato woman died after drinking excessively on her 21st birthday.
by Art Hughes

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Compromises move Central Corridor light rail toward a milestone

Compromises move Central Corridor light rail toward a milestone

The Metropolitan Council is expected to approve recommendations for key components of the St. Paul to Minneapolis line today.
by Dan Olson

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Exhibit on Nazi eugenics opens at Science Museum

Exhibit on Nazi eugenics opens at Science Museum

An exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota looks at how the Nazis used science to help legitimize the Holocaust. "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race" explores the Nazi eugenics movement of the 1930s and 1940s.

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