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Smoke wipes out Wolves game in Mexico City
Wednesday night’s Timberwolves game against San Antonio in Mexico City has been postponed because of smoke in the arena. The game will be made up at a later date in Minneapolis.
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100-year-old surprised at birthday party, plays violin with idol
Lloyd Johnson knew that his favorite lemon cake would be served at his 100th birthday party at Woodbury’s Stonecrest Senior Living residence. But playing a duet with surprise guest and mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko? Let’s call that the icing.
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Twin Cities chef Sara Johannes was told to pack her knives and go during an intense round of Restaurant Wars on the hit Bravo series "Top Chef."
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FBI raids home of former top Bachmann aide in Iowa
Former Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson allegedly received secret payments from the Bachmann and Paul presidential campaigns.
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Stolen cobalt-60 found abandoned in Mexico
A missing shipment of radioactive cobalt-60 was found Wednesday near where the stolen truck transporting the material was abandoned in central Mexico, the country's nuclear safety director said.
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Wildlife workers are returning to Everglades National Park in Florida on Thursday to try leading 41 pilot whales out of dangerously shallow waters and back to the ocean where they belong.
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