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Wild calls up Bulmer as Zucker scratched; Yeo challenges 2nd line
The Wild shuffled the roster a bit heading into Thursday's game against the Sharks by recalling 21-year-old winger Brett Bulmer.
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A Hennepin County judge heard arguments Thursday morning regarding a last-minute legal challenge to the $400 million proposal to reshape land adjacent to the new Vikings stadium.
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Souhan blog: Duke recruits put on a show in Apple Valley
In front of Coach K and a national TV audience, Jahlil Okafor's team topped Tyus Jones and Apple Valley. But both top players had their moments in the spotlight.
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Budget peace breaks out -- after Boehner tough talk
Battle-fatigued and suddenly bipartisan, the House voted Thursday night to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure's defeat.
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North Korea executes leader's uncle, calls him a traitor
North Korea said Friday that it had executed Kim Jong Un's uncle as a traitor for trying to seize supreme power, a stunning end for the leader's former mentor, long considered the country's No. 2.
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