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Rich Launch Plan To Launch Rich Into Space
It’s happening. The rich are trying to figure out a way to get the heck off this planet. #occupymars [Bloomberg Businessweek]
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Man Gets 15 Years In Brooklyn Park Murder
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 19-year-old man was sentenced 15 years in prison Thursday in Hennepin County Court in connection with the murder of a teenage girl in Brooklyn Park back in July. Kivian Heard...
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Pro-Union Day Care Providers Speak Out
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Child care union organizers on Thursday launched a tough offensive against state Republican lawmakers. The union organizers accused lawmakers of a deliberate campaign to kill...
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2011: The Year In Cartoons
Want to see what the year 2011 looked like through the eyes of an inkwell? Check out the following link. [Washington Post]
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War Veteran Starts ‘Holiday It Forward’ For Those In Need
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — During the holiday season there are various ways to help those in need. Now there is one more. Just Wednesday, an Iraq war veteran started a program in the Twin Cities called...
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City Of Nowthen Can’t Afford County Deputies
NOWTHEN (WCCO) — Surrounded by rolling farmland at the northern edge of the Twin Cities metro, a former township turned city is struggling to pay its bills. There is one cost in particular that...
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Man Arrested For Terrorizing Holiday Shoppers With Light Saber
There is nothing worse than a Toys GRRRRR Us during Christmas, am I right? The only thing worse is when there is some lunatic in the store trying to slash people to bits with a light saber. We’re lucky...
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One Of World’s Tiniest Babies Lives To Due Date
At birth, Melinda Star Guido was so tiny she could fit into the palm of her doctor’s hand. Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces — less than a can of soda — she is among the smallest babies ever born in the...
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Ramsey Leaders Propose Food, Beverage Stadium Tax
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two Ramsey County commissioners want a 3 percent countywide food and beverage tax to help pay for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium in Arden Hills. Commissioners Tony Bennett and...
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Census Data: Half Of U.S. Poor Or Low Income
Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. [CBS News]
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3 Shot In Cook Co. Courthouse Attack, Suspect Arrested
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — A gunman opened fire at small northern Minnesota courthouse on Thursday, shooting and injuring the local prosecutor and two other people, authorities said. A suspect was...
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Romney: Not Changing Would Be ‘Stubborn’ And ‘Stupid’
The gloves were off when Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sat down with CBS News political correspondent Jan Crawford in New York. [CBS News]
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Cable Guy Finds Bear Sleeping In N.J. Basement
A cable technician who was working in a customer’s basement got a shock when he saw a more than 500-pound bear staring at him. My question is… how did the bear get there in the first place? [CBS News]
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Our 2011 Digital Yule Log!
Festive music and a roaring fire to warm your heart and hearth. Happy holidays from CBS Minnesota.
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Kim Kardashian Buys Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewelry At Auction
Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry collection sold for a whopping $137 million at auction this week – and one of the buyers was Kim Kardashian. The TV personality dropped $64,900 dollars for three jade and...
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Highest-Paid CEOs: Top Earner Takes Home $145 Million
And the top-paid CEO among the largest public companies in the U.S. for 2010 was — envelope, please — McKesson (MCK) CEO John Hammergren! The health care executive made $145.3 million last year. It is,...
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Lawyer Explains Why Sandusky Showered With Boys
Jerry Sandusky’s interview last month in which he denied sexually abusing boys but only “horsed around” with them in the showers was unconvincing at best, and cringe-worthy at worst. [CBS News]
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Weather Blog: Warming Again
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Our Friday will feel fairly average for this time of year with a high around 27 degrees and a chance of some flurries. The snow shouldn’t amount to anything more than a dusting....
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Pro-Union Day Care Providers Speak Out
Child care union organizers on Thursday launched a tough offensive against state Republican lawmakers. [check out the report]
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GOP To Pick Minn. Senate Leader By Month’s End
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) —Minnesota Senate Republicans plan to pick a new majority leader by the end of December after their chief stepped down unexpectedly. Majority Leader Amy Koch stunned her fellow...
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