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• AeroShot: Caffeine inhaler, touted as safe, may get FDA review
  Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Feb 8, 2012
• Scientists concerned about antibiotic resistance in wastewater
  Researchers are troubled by a contaminant that may flourish in wastewater treatment plants: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Feb 9, 2012
• Minnesota among 10 states to get No Child waiver
  President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states including Minnesota from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students Feb 9, 2012
• Analysis finds $55M shortfall in Minneapolis stadium plan
  A financial analysis of Minneapolis' plan to build a new Vikings stadium downtown obtained by MPR News shows the city is $55 million short of the pledge it hoped to make to the project. Feb 9, 2012
• Dining with Dara: Duluth becoming state's premiere destination for beer tourism
  When Minnesotans look back on how craft beer has changed the state, the big news may not be in the Twin Cities at all, but in Duluth. Feb 2, 2012
• Study: One-third of adolescent girls victimized by dating partner
  Federal statistics report that one in every three adolescent girls in the United States is a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner. Feb 9, 2012
• Foreclosure settlement could help 17K Minn. homeowners
  An estimated 17,000 Minnesota homeowners who went through foreclosure between 2008 and the end of last year could be eligible for some financial relief under the terms of a long-awaited deal announced Thursday. Feb 9, 2012
• Video: On Being live chat with Kevin Kling
  Join On Being's live video stream as Krista Tippett interviews great American humorist Kevin Kling about confronting and embracing physical challenges, thoughts on mortality and the importance of humor in a spiritual life, and the will to create rather than despair. Feb 9, 2012
• On new map, Lyme disease risk areas include Minn., Wis.
  Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. Feb 3, 2012
• NY, CA will OK mortgage settlement; deal could close in days
  Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Ally Financial agreed to the settlement Feb 9, 2012
• Legislators contentious over Voter ID
  Several groups are ramping up opposition to a constitutional amendment that would require Minnesotans to present a photo identification to vote. It's an issue that is gaining momentum across the country. Feb 8, 2012
• State-run hospital needs upgrades, training, Dayton says
  The Minnesota Security Hospital needs to be renovated to provide better care for patients, Gov. Mark Dayton said. Feb 8, 2012
• Despite funding shortfall, Rybak still confident in Vikings stadium plan
  The Minneapolis mayor says he remains confident about his city's stadium bid, despite a substantial funding shortfall outlined in a city analysis. Feb 9, 2012
• Toy company owner pleads guilty to defrauding investors
  A federal judge Wednesday sentenced the former owner of a Twin Cities toy company to five and-a-half years in prison. Feb 8, 2012
• Denny Hecker removed from general prison population
  Former Minnesota auto mogul Denny Hecker has been moved out of the general population in the federal prison in Duluth. Feb 8, 2012