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• $590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla
  It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.May 19, 2013
• Photos: Almanzo 100 gravel road race
  One of the nation's premier gravel road events, the race gets its name from Almanzo Wilder, the husband of "Little House of the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Organizers expect 1,300 riders to participate in this year's event.May 17, 2013
• Minn. cycling race gives athletes a rough ride
  Cyclists often hunt for smooth, rural roads to ride on. Emphasis here on 'smooth.' This weekend, more than 1,000 cyclists from around the country and Europe will pound the winding, backcountry roads just south of Rochester in a 100-mile race called Almanzo. The event has become one of the nation's premier gravel road events and the route will take riders on some of the region's most rugged and unforgiving roads.May 17, 2013
• Minn. gypsy moth trapping program begins
  Officials will set more than 14,000 gypsy moth traps across Minnesota this spring as part of the state's annual monitoring program for the destructive tree pest.May 17, 2013
• Hello muddah? Not everyone loved sleepaway camp
  When the school year ends a few weeks from now, millions of kids will head off to sleepaway camp for a summer filled with color wars, kayaking and bunk life. Most will have a great time, some will make friends for life, and many will look back on the experience fondly.May 17, 2013
• Religion, politics and the common good
  When political discourse is marked by bitter partisanship, how and where can people of different faiths and political ideologies find common ground?The Daily Circuit, May 16, 2013
• Pope blasts 'cult of money'
  Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods.May 16, 2013
• Joe Coleman to transfer from Minnesota
  Joe Coleman is the first player to transfer after the coaching change at Minnesota.May 15, 2013
• Twins lose to White Sox 9-4
  Adam Dunn homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs, powering the Chicago White Sox past the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Target Field.May 15, 2013
• MPR documentaries: 'Song Catcher: Frances Densmore of Red Wing' and 'Artist Charles Biederman.'
  Two people from Red Wing, Minnesota who are important figures in Minnesota history, culture and the arts are featured in separate documentaries by Minnesota Public Radio's Stephen Smith. Part 1: "Song Catcher: Frances Densmore of Red Wing" and Part 2: "Artist Charles Biederman."Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 15, 2013
• Survivor of 1987 NWA plane crash breaks silence
  Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life -- one that she doesn't otherwise remember.May 15, 2013
• New Vikings stadium design in 12 photos
  Here's a look at the imagery that HKS Architects offered for the new Vikings stadium envisioned for downtown Minneapolis on the site of the Metrodome.May 14, 2013
• Same-sex marriage opponents, supporters say they will remember how legislators voted
  Thousands of people flooded the Capitol to witness that historic moment the state Senate passed the bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota. Some came to celebrate it. Others came to protest.May 14, 2013
• Checking more than one box: A growing multiracial nation
  For the first time in modern history, the 2000 Census allowed us to check off more than one box for race. The last Census showed 9 million people, about 3 percent of the population, reporting more than one race. That's an increase of one-third from the decade before.May 13, 2013
• Report: Boogaard family sues NHL for son's death
  In the lawsuit, the family says the NHL is responsible for the brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as an enforcer in the league, and for his addiction to prescription painkillers.May 12, 2013

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