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- U.S. beats 17 other teams to win international geography bee
Teenagers from Minnesota, Wisconsin and New Hampshire bested competitors from 17 other countries to give the U.S. its sixth title at National Geographic's biennial geography championships for schoolchildren.August 1, 2013 - NSA chief talks at hackers' conference in Vegas
The head of the U.S. National Security Agency defended the government's much-criticized surveillance program against hecklers among a crowd of computer systems analysts Wednesday, but also had a challenge for them: If you don't like it, lend your talent to build a better one.August 1, 2013 - Family photo albums fade away in Digital Age
For our parents and grandparents, it was easy enough to organize, assemble and pass along a handmade book that told the story of their children's lives in photographs. But the digital world has seriously complicated that rite of passage.July 31, 2013 - Former Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. of Virginia dies at 98
Harry F. Byrd Jr., a 20th century champion of racial segregation and fiscal restraint who followed his father into the U.S. Senate but left his father's Democratic Party, died Tuesday. He was 98.July 30, 2013 - Listeners describe love for rats, bats and a dog named Ella
Research into the human-animal bond suggests a relationship rooted deeply in our genes.The Daily Circuit, July 30, 2013 - Farm to Fido: Dog food goes local
It's easy to dismiss the concept as the culinary equivalent of a diamond dog collar or a Versace pet bowl. But many producers offering farm-to-fido dog food say it's a healthful option for pets that also helps farmers and ranchers while cutting down on food waste.July 30, 2013 - Monogamy may sound sweet, but why it evolved isn't
Only a few species of mammals are monogamous, and now dueling scientific teams think they've figured out why they got that way. But their answers aren't exactly romantic.July 30, 2013 - Betty Crocker bakes cakes for state's first same-sex weddings
Couples who are lining up to wed when same-sex marriage becomes reality in Minnesota early Thursday are getting some help from Betty Crocker.July 29, 2013 - Aspen Ideas Festival: Women's rights around the world
Women's rights and human rights in the United States and around the world are discussed in an Aspen Ideas Festival panel titled "Activism Anew: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the War on Women."Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, July 26, 2013 - In Minn. border towns, smokers weigh options
Drive further or ditch the smoking habit? That's the choice confronting border-town smokers seeking to avoid paying a higher cigarette tax in Minnesota.July 26, 2013 - Photos: Tall Ships Festival returns to Duluth
Nine majestic sailing ships evoking our nation's nautical past sailed into the Duluth harbor on Thursday, July 25, 2013, during a Grand Parade of Sail signaling the start of the city's five-day Tall Ships Festival. Photographer Paul M. Walsh was aboard one of the ships and sent us this visual report.July 26, 2013 - Minneapolis plans for a new class of cyclists
Minneapolis is planning to add two significant lengths of street to the city's system of bike-friendly paths and boulevards. But these aren't projects intended primarily for the already-spandexed.July 26, 2013 - Zoo trying to prevent extinction of 'most Minnesotan' butterfly
Biologists at the Minnesota Zoo are scrambling to prevent a modern day extinction of a species that once thrived in Minnesota. The Poweshiek skipperling is a butterfly that lives its whole life in the prairies of the upper Midwest. But the tallgrass prairie is mostly gone. And so is a species that was once among the most common butterflies in Minnesota.July 26, 2013 - Photos: Reviving Minnesota's relics
We just wrapped up a new Ground Level project that portrays the difficulties, the angst, the cost and the lessons learned by people making an effort to refresh their towns by saving local iconic structures. View our favorite photos from the series here, and click through to the related stories using the links below the images.July 25, 2013 - Tall ships expected to draw 250,000 to Duluth
Duluth's Tall Ships Festival begins today, bringing nine replicas of historic sailing ships to the lakefront -- and a significant economic boost to the city.July 25, 2013
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