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Classmates Cheer Lesbian Prom Royalty
Hundreds of classmates cheered as a lesbian couple paraded in matching tuxes to take their place among prom royalty at their Minneapolis suburban high school. "It felt amazing," said senior Desiree...
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Vets' Hospital: Please Stop Sending Quilts
Enough with the quilts already. That's the message the Minneapolis VA has sent to local quilters, even if there's disagreement on the reason why. As the Star Tribune explains (in a story spotted by...
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At Least 89 Dead in Joplin as Tornado Shreds Town
The latest savage slash of US tornadoes ripped up the Midwest last night, flattening the town of Joplin, Missouri. At least 89 are dead, and that number is expected to rise. "I would say 75% of Joplin...
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Militants: Somalia Suicide Bomber Was an American
Somali militant group al-Shabab says a 22-year-old suicide bomber who killed "scores" of African Union soldiers in an attack in Mogadishu on the weekend was an American who grew up in Minneapolis,...
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And America's Greenest Cities Are...
As part of the annual America's Favorite Cities survey, Travel + Leisure readers ranked 35 metropolitan areas on a variety of travel-friendly qualities, from cleanliness to great public parks, which...
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Shooter Kills 3 at Minneapolis Day Care
Three people were killed this morning when someone opened fire at an in-home day care in a Minneapolis suburb, and then rode away on a BMX bicycle, the AP reports. The incident prompted a lockdown at a...
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5 Dead in Minneapolis Workplace Shooting
The founder of a Minneapolis sign company was among four people killed by a gunman who opened fire inside the business yesterday afternoon before taking his own life, police say. The shooter was found...
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Obama: 'We Don't Have to Agree' on Guns
With his gun proposals dividing Congress, President Barack Obama conceded today the challenges he faces in winning support for measures ranging from criminal checks on gun buyers to an assault weapons...
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Nazi Commander Found Living in Minnesota
The AP has uncovered evidence that the commander of a Nazi SS unit has been living for decades in Minnesota, having lied about his wartime experience to immigration officials. Michael Karkoc, 94, led a...
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Minneapolis Mayor to Gay Chicagoans: We'll Marry You
Gay marriage still isn't legal in Illinois, and Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak is making a boldfaced attempt to take advantage of that. Rybak is headed to Chicago today to announce a new ad campaign urging...
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See the Year's Most Memorable Campaign Ad
At Political Wire , Taegan Goddard calls this the "best political ad of the year." Even if you disagree, you have to give Minneapolis mayoral candidate Jeff Wagner credit for making a name for himself....
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2 of 5 Kids Pulled From Underwater Car Die
Two children have died after they were trapped in a car that veered off a suburban Minneapolis highway ramp and became submerged in a storm water pond. Five children, ages 1 to 7, were pulled out of...
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Why Politicians Don't Get Mass Transit
In the wake of the train disaster in the Bronx , Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took to MSNBC and called on lawmakers to invest in America's "50-year-old transit systems." But when it comes to...
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Autism Rates Soar in US' Biggest Somali Community
A health puzzle in Minneapolis: Autism rates in the city are way above the national average, especially in the city's Somali-American community, which is the nation's biggest. Autism spectrum disorders...
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Explosion, Fire Injure 13 in Minneapolis
A billowing fire engulfed a three-story building near downtown Minneapolis this morning, sending 13 people to hospitals with injuries ranging from burns to trauma associated with falls. Officials said...
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Man's Act of Kindness Ends in His Murder
Thomas Sonnenberg, a 69-year-old retiree, liked helping others . So when a man appeared at the back door of his Minneapolis home just before noon on Friday screaming "Somebody's going to kill me!" and...
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Family Fights to Keep Comatose Man in US
A 20-year-old exchange student from Pakistan is an unwitting participant in a deportation fight between his family and a hospital in Minnesota, reports the AP . Muhammad Shahzaib Bajwa has been in a...
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Minneapolis Axes Columbus Day, Replaces It
If you wait breathlessly every year for that brisk second Monday in October and the Columbus Day holiday that goes with it, then chances are Minneapolis is not the place for you. As the Star-Tribune...
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Toddler Falls 11 Stories, Somehow Survives
Doctors in Minneapolis are calling 15-month-old Musa Dayib the "miracle baby," reports the Star Tribune , and for good reason: The infant fell from his family's 11th-story balcony and survived. In...
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Minneapolis Awarded 2018 Super Bowl
If you build it, the Super Bowl will come. That message rang loud and clear yesterday when Minneapolis was awarded the 2018 game after a vote by NFL owners rewarded the city for its new stadium deal....
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