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Monday May 21, 2012
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Petters aftermath
Fooled by pal Petters, restaurateur now bankrupt
Minneapolis restaurateur Dean Vlahos filed for Chapter 7 as a result of his association with Ponzi schemer Tom Petters. Updated: 08:32 AM
top headlines
- Prosecutor launches new Strauss-Kahn rape probe
- Arrest made in motorcycle hit-run that injured St. Paul 4-year-old
- Details coming today for Minnesota's first wolf hunting season
- US warns NKorea that another nuke test will be punished
- Suicide bombing kills nearly 100 soldiers in Yemen
- Supreme Court won't consider reducing $675,000 verdict against student who downloaded music
- No refunds for Green Bay marathon halted because of heat
- Head-on crash in W. Wis. kills Stillwater couple
- Wilson Phillips, Dawes highlight State Fair free stage lineups
- Twins conceived after dad died won't get benefits
- Best Buy hires Spencer Stuart to lead CEO search
- Minnesota schools are poised to get new grades
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Millions watch eclipse crossing Asia, U.S.
Millions turned out in Asia and the western US to watch a rare annular eclipse crossing the skies.
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Challenge awaits for Wild prospect Granlund
With his work in Finland finished, Mikael Granlund is expected to soon sign with the team and begin his NHL career.
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Cute animal alert: Endangered dhole pups pop out of MN Zoo den
Two litters of endangered wild dogs known as dholes have been born at the Minnesota Zoo, officials there announced Monday, and there is a lot yet to be learned about the newborns.
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Chicago braces for last day of large NATO protests
Demonstrators prepared Monday to launch another round of major protests in the final hours of the NATO summit, targeting Boeing headquarters and a suburban community that could become the site of a detention facility to hold illegal immigrants.
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Minnesotans, bring back a DFL Legislature
Tired of political gridlock? Poor fiscal decision-making? Then put a Democratic majority back in the Legislature.
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- Fooled by pal Petters, restaurateur now bankrupt
- Twins conceived after dad died won't get benefits
- 3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest
- Head-on crash in W. Wis. kills Stillwater couple
- Supreme Court won't consider reducing $675,000 verdict against student who downloaded music
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A less-invasive way to replace heart valves
Analysts see a booming market for transcatheter heart valves. But most of the sales will be in Europe -- for now.
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3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest
Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in the "death zone."
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Smithsonian to create its 1st human genome exhibit
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is developing its first major exhibit on the human genome.
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Two cents from Nickelback
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Why lions want to eat your kids
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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.
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Malcolm X - The Journey Continues
Today is Malcolm X’s 82nd birthday. His remarkable life and his words still...
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