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Overcrowded day cares in state are 'a recipe for disaster'

When care providers take too many children, dangers multiply. Several sites of child-care deaths had been cited for capacity violations. Updated: 12:53 PM
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NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace

President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to hold their fighting force together in the face of dwindling patience and shaky unity. Updated: 05:22 PM
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Milwaukee batters Twins

Starting pitcher Jason Marquis gave up 8 hits and 8 runs in 1 2/3 innings as Milwaukee snapped the Twins- four-game winning streak. Joe Mauer went 4-for-5 for the Twins. Updated: 05:14 PM
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Lynx roll; Augustus injured

Seimone Augustus scored a team-high 19 points -- before suffering a rib injury -- to lead the Lynx to a season-opening victory today at Target Center.. Full storyFull story

Updated: 04:19 PM

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Minneapolis North Side still pocked with vacant buildings

A year after a tornado, vacant North Side buildings pose a physical and emotional barrier to recovery. Full storyFull story

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Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is dead

Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday...

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4 people found dead after boat crash on Mississippi River in Iowa

The bodies of four people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday within 100 yards of the crash site, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. None were wearing a life vest. Full storyFull story

Updated: 05:09 PM

13-year-old boy rescued from Wallace River, just before going over 270-foot fall

Obama gets G-8 to stress jobs, growth

Tropical Storm Alberto hovers off SC coast

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Bankers, don't lose my money

Please, as one woman to another, if you are going to lose billions, don't act like a girl. Full storyFull story

Updated: 05:30 PM

In Romney, Mormons see path to Christian mainstream

Conservationists can learn a lot from religion

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Behind the turmoil, Best Buy shows upside

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Quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy Sunday, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses. Full storyFull story

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Paul power takes over state GOP convention

The eclectic Texan's triumph at the state Republican convention was discouraging to longtime activists. Full storyFull story

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Solutions to economic woes still lacking in campaign

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A whale of a time in Manitoba

Paddling with belugas, boating next to polar bears: these are the joys of summer in Churchill, Manitoba. Full storyFull story

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Review: Van Halen not yet erupting

Diamond Dave's singing was rough, but the band sounded far from over at Saturday's congenial Xcel Center show. Full storyFull story

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A separate sleep keeps the peace

While most couples still sleep together, many are discovering that they get a better night's rest going solo. Full storyFull story

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Best of MN: Guide to the state's finest

The Star Tribune’s first Best of MN publication points you to the state’s finest food, drink, shopping, arts and outdoor fun. Full storyFull story

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