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• Fighting Cancer by Chasing Tornadoes

  05-06-2018 21:21
  After Mark Zabawa was told he had lung cancer, he found recovery in chasing tornadoes/////NO, HE DIDN’T, AND IT REPEATS HED.
  
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• Archdiocese in Minnesota Plans to Settle With Abuse Victims for $210 Million

  01-06-2018 05:10
  If approved, the settlement will be the largest ever for a sex abuse case involving an archdiocese that has filed for bankruptcy protection.
  
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• They Shared Drugs. Someone Died. Does That Make Them Killers?

  25-05-2018 11:00
  Prosecutors are increasingly treating overdose deaths as homicides, but they aren’t just going after dealers. Friends, family and fellow users are going to prison.
  
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• A New Foundation for a Family Home

  22-05-2018 11:00
  Most renovations come with surprises. But no one expected those old stories to be true.
  
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• A Minnesota Lake House Built on Legend

  22-05-2018 11:00
  Most renovations come with surprises. But no one expected those old stories to be true.
  
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• Rushing to Ruin the Boundary Waters Wilderness

  17-05-2018 17:15
  The Trump administration is going full throttle to allow mining in northern Minnesota next to one of the nation’s most popular nature areas.
  
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• What You Get for $375,000

  02-05-2018 15:00
  A 1770 house in Middleway, W.V.; a Spanish-Tudor revival home in Minneapolis; and a 2007 Cape Cod-style home in Sharon, Conn.
  
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• $375,000 Homes in West Virginia, Minnesota and Connecticut

  02-05-2018 15:00
  A 1770 house in Middleway, a Spanish-Tudor revival home in Minneapolis and a Cape Cod in Sharon.
  
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• Lessons From Rust-Belt Cities That Kept Their Sheen

  01-05-2018 20:20
  A look at industrial centers of the North and the East over decades of decline finds that investments, geography and sheer serendipity make a difference.
  
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• Hart Family, Before Driving Off Cliff, Hid Dark Home Life From View

  27-04-2018 11:00
  Weeks after Jennifer Hart drunkenly drove a sport utility vehicle off a cliff, killing her wife and their children, newly released documents detail disturbing allegations of neglect.
  
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• Prince’s Friends Fiercely Guarded His Privacy, Complicating Overdose Investigation

  21-04-2018 01:58
  The musician’s close associates, who were fiercely protective of him, said they had no inkling of his painkiller addiction until just before he died of an overdose in 2016.
  
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• Prince’s Overdose Death Results in No Criminal Charges

  19-04-2018 18:50
  The authorities in Minnesota said that no one would be prosecuted in the musician’s 2016 death from a fentanyl overdose, though a doctor will pay a civil settlement.
  
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• No Criminal Charges in Prince’s Overdose Death

  19-04-2018 18:50
  The authorities in Minnesota said that no one would be prosecuted in the musician’s 2016 death from a fentanyl overdose, though a doctor will pay a civil settlement.
  
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• Trump Is ‘Saving Us’: Minnesota Mining Country Warms to Tariffs and G.O.P.

  04-04-2018 17:41
  Republicans see a chance to flip a congressional seat in northern Minnesota, where President Trump’s steel tariffs are being celebrated as a boost for the mining industry.
  
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• Our 10 Most Remarkable Voyages to Far-Flung Destinations

  22-03-2018 10:00
  A collection of some of our best and most visual stories of journeys from the last few years.
  
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• Why Are Black Students Punished So Often? Minnesota Confronts a National Quandary

  18-03-2018 19:04
  The Trump administration is highlighting the struggles that Minneapolis and St. Paul face with disparities in school discipline, and putting a thumb on the scale.
  
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• Alaska Airlines Pilot, Saying She Was Raped by Fellow Pilot, Sues Company

  17-03-2018 13:32
  The pilot, Betty Pina, an Army veteran who flew helicopter missions in Afghanistan, said in a lawsuit that she was drugged and sexually assaulted during a layover.
  
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• Where Are America’s Winters Warming the Most? In Cold Places.

  16-03-2018 10:00
  In recent decades, wintertime has warmed up particularly quickly in the region stretching from Montana to Michigan.
  
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• 3 Suspects in Bombing of Minnesota Mosque Face Weapons Charges

  14-03-2018 03:04
  Four men have been charged with illegally possessing a machine gun. The three suspected of attacking the mosque wanted to “scare” Muslims, an affidavit said.
  
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• Museums Fight the Isolation and Pain of Dementia

  11-03-2018 10:00
  Using objects, narratives and technology, museums in Liverpool, England, are rekindling memories and making connections.
  
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• Philando Castile Charity Pays Off Lunch Debt for Hundreds of Students

  05-03-2018 15:21
  A fund-raiser created in memory of Mr. Castile, who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2016, has raised more than $148,000 to pay off students’ lunch debts.
  
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• How Craft Breweries Are Helping to Revive Local Economies

  27-02-2018 18:17
  Across the country, breweries are giving lift to sleepy commercial districts, drawing tourists to once-bustling manufacturing centers.
  
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• Lowest Ever Black Jobless Rate Is Still Twice That of Whites

  23-02-2018 09:00
  The unemployment rate for black workers hit its lowest point on record recently. But even a strong labor market has limits in spreading opportunity widely.
  
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• Equality Still Distant Even as Black Unemployment Hits Milestone

  23-02-2018 09:00
  The jobless rate for black workers hit its lowest point on record recently. But even a strong labor market has limits in spreading opportunity widely.
  
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• $550,000 Homes in Connecticut, Minnesota and New York

  14-02-2018 15:01
  A 19th-century shingled house with a barn in Essex, a midcentury home in Minneapolis and a renovated 1900 house in Hudson.
  
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• Drug Industry Wages Opioid Fight Using an Anti-Addiction Ally

  08-02-2018 18:26
  Pharmaceutical companies have enlisted the support of a prominent anti-addiction advocate as they battle the perception that they created an epidemic.
  
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• In the Super Bowl City, Building the Rings

  04-02-2018 13:00
  Jostens makes 600,000 rings a year, and usually that includes the baubles for the Super Bowl champs — as well as the game’s loser.
  
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• Shorter Beer Runs in Minnesota, Just in Time for the Super Bowl

  03-02-2018 06:01
  Minnesota had been one of the few remaining states to ban liquor sales on Sunday, driving hordes of football fans into Wisconsin on N.F.L. game days.
  
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• The Eagles Crushed Vikings Fans’ Hopes. Now They’re Crashing Their Super Bowl Party.

  30-01-2018 13:00
  Minnesotans who envisioned a hometown championship party for the Vikings now must host fans of the team that knocked them out of the playoffs.
  
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• Windfall for Super Bowl Hosts? Economists Say It’s Overstated

  29-01-2018 08:58
  Officials like to promote the economic boost a Super Bowl provides the hosting city. But do the numbers add up?
  
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• The Big Game Isn’t as Super for Its Hosts as Is Thought

  29-01-2018 08:58
  Officials like to promote the economic boost a Super Bowl provides the hosting city. Economists say their numbers don’t add up.
  
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• A Minneapolis Hotel With Northwoods Style (and Flavor)

  27-01-2018 11:00
  The Hewing Hotel has the spirit of the state, from the loons in the wallpaper to the cedar sauna on the roof.
  
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• Super Bowl’s Minneapolis Stadium Brings a Surge in Development

  23-01-2018 16:32
  The Metrodome was replaced by U.S. Bank Stadium, which has drawn new offices, apartments, hotels, restaurants and a park to the area.
  
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• These Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters Set a U.S. Record in 2017

  08-01-2018 21:04
  A blow by blow of the cost of the major weather-related disasters this year.
  
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• A Deadly Year in My Family’s Homeland

  28-12-2017 02:32
  As a child, I didn’t understand the extent to which clan ideology distorted many people’s thinking.
  
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• Woman Who Fatally Shot Boyfriend in YouTube Stunt Pleads Guilty

  20-12-2017 06:35
  In June, Monalisa Perez, of Minnesota, shot at a thick book that her boyfriend was holding. She pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter.
  
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• Al Franken’s Minnesota Seat to Be Filled by Tina Smith, a Democrat

  13-12-2017 18:49
  The appointment of Ms. Smith, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, followed weeks of debate over Senator Al Franken’s fate. The seat will be up for grabs in 2018.
  
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• U.S. Put 92 Somalis on a Deportation Flight, Then Brought Them Back

  09-12-2017 18:49
  The Somalis boarded a flight to the war-torn country on Thursday, but the plane only made it as far as Senegal. Immigration officials cited logistical issues.
  
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• For Female Lobbyists, Harassment Often Accompanies Access

  09-12-2017 06:18
  In state legislatures, lobbyists whose jobs depend on access and influence are especially vulnerable to sexual harassment.
  
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• With Al Franken Coming Home, Minnesotans Watch and Reel

  09-12-2017 01:14
  In a state that prides itself on clean politics, Minnesotans seemed puzzled and dazed to be the latest focal point for the nation’s reckoning with sexual harassment.
  
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• Lobbyists Ask for Votes. Some Lawmakers Want Much More.

  09-12-2017 01:14
  In state legislatures, female lobbyists whose jobs depend on access and influence are especially vulnerable to sexual harassment.
  
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• Al Franken to Resign From Senate Amid Harassment Allegations

  08-12-2017 16:17
  The Democratic senator of Minnesota announced his plans to resign, a day after a sixth woman accused him of misconduct and dozens of his colleagues called for him to step down.
  
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