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Salt, plows can't dent 'bulletproof' ice pack on Twin Cities roads

Perilously slick roads won’t be improving any time soon despite round-the-clock efforts by Twin Cities public works departments. Sidewalks and bikeways also pose a threat. Updated 5:41 AM
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More than half of Minnesota’s detox centers shut down

Quietly and with little debate, more than half of the licensed detox centers in Minnesota have shut down in recent years, forcing jails and hospital ERs to cope with chronic drinkers and addicts. There are now just 23 in the state. Updated 6:01 AM

Baltimore 29, Vikings 26

Ravens orchestrate zany rally past Vikings in icy Baltimore

The teams combined for five touchdowns in the final 125 seconds - an NFL-record burst of lead changes. Updated 6:38 AM

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Minnesota police and fire forces bracing for early retirements Updated 1:53 AM
Kill: Invite back to Texas Bowl 'great opportunity' for Gophers Updated 55 minutes ago
Minneapolis schools look at new ways to discipline students Updated 5:32 AM
Mandela's memorial service may draw more than 200,000 mourners Updated 3:27 AM
Minneapolis' Linden Hills pushes to limit building heights Updated 5:34 AM
The Drive: Roads and transit: Pay now – or suffer later Updated 5:52 AM
Ad firm Campbell Mithun relocating to 510 Marquette building Updated 2:01 AM
In Ukraine, civic rage boils into uprising Updated 11:26 PM
Review: Drake, Miguel vie for studly bragging rights Updated 12:03 AM
Rising riches: 1 in 5 in US reaches affluence Updated 6:30 AM

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Access Vikings: Breaking down the final two minutes

The Minnesota Vikings lose 29-26 to the Baltimore Ravens after six lead changes in the fourth quarter. The Vikings fall... Updated 6:34 AM

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Kill: Invite back to Texas Bowl 'great opportunity' for Gophers

The Gophers are back in the Texas Bowl and will play Syracuse, trying to cap off a successful year with victory No. 9. Full storyFull story Updated 55 minutes ago

Ravens orchestrate zany rally past Vikings in icy Baltimore + video

Harding backstops Wild to 3-1 victory over San Jose + video

GM Ryan: Twins looking to upgrade talent at Winter Meetings + video

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For $300, cops escort Vikings' buses to airport

Team officials say the caravan service — common throughout the National Football League and paid for by the team — is necessary for security reasons. Full storyFull story Updated 6:27 AM

Minnesota police and fire forces bracing for early retirements

Minneapolis schools look at new ways to discipline students

Salt, plows can't dent 'bulletproof' ice pack on Twin Cities roads

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Reading for pleasure is in painful decline

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Energy projects boost Minnesota manufacturing

Thanks to energy-related orders, Minnesota manufacturers are hiring, expanding – and profiting. Full storyFull story Updated Dec. 6, 2013

Minn. Revenue Commissioner: Business tax cuts, reforms could come

Ad firm Campbell Mithun relocating to 510 Marquette building

Sustainable products, sustainable business in Minneapolis

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Practice simulators are like a 3-D video game for U surgeons

In complex cases ranging from enlarged prostates to brain tumors, physicians at the University of Minnesota are using virtual-reality simulators more and more to perfect their surgical techniques. Full storyFull story

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Abuse scandal to persist, even after naming priests

Fired, they still find jobs as nurses

Twin Cities lawyer found $5.7 billion in the cards

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How I Got This Body: Training body, mind

After her pregnancy in 2009, Christine Hodges couldn’t keep the weight off. At her heaviest she weighed 267 pounds. Hodges is now 150 pounds and hoping to become a professional bodybuilder. Full storyFull story Updated Dec. 6, 2013

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Review: Drake, Miguel vie for studly bragging rights

Toronto rap star Drake’s postponed Twin Cities debut was high on glitz and schmaltz at Target Center. Full storyFull story Updated 12:03 AM

For Trace Adkins, this is no holiday badonkadonk

Theater: Words by....Ira Gerswhin and the Great American Songbook

In 2nd week, 'Frozen' tops box office with $31.6M

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7:30 a.m. update: Miserable on the roads

It's another white-knuckle drive for commuters on southbound 494 out of...

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NFL won't let you go, even when you don't care

Baltmore returned to the NFL with the Ravens in 1996. The...

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Wild outshot 38-13, yet Josh Harding was great in victory and the Wild actually defended well

As somebody said to me on Twitter a little bit ago,...

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Mandela's memorial service may draw more than 200,000 mourners

At least 13 African presidents and heads of 15 countries outside the continent will come to South Africa to pay tribute to Mandela, according to the government. Three former U.S. leaders and four from Brazil also will attend. Full storyFull story Updated 3:27 AM

In Ukraine, civic rage boils into uprising

Purge sends chilling message to NKorea's elite

Rare-wine prices leap, spurring liquid frauds

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US vet held in N. Korea says he was comfortable

A day after arriving home to California, the 85-year-old U.S. veteran detained for weeks by North Korea said Sunday that he was well-fed and kept comfortable in a hotel room, not a jail cell. Full storyFull story Updated 6:20 PM

Cops: Pa. newlyweds kill man from Craigslist, said they wanted to kill together

Rising riches: 1 in 5 in US reaches affluence

Same-sex partner benefits growing at Fortune 500 firms

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Senate Dems push Obama nominees, GOP bides time

Fresh from shackling the traditional blocking ability of the Senate's minority party, Democrats are ready to muscle through President Barack Obama's nominees for pivotal judgeships and other top jobs. Full storyFull story Updated 7:03 PM

Ex-San Diego mayor to be sentenced for sexual harassment

Pentagon, Congress debate purchase of Russian helicopters

Congress ready to extend ban on plastic firearms

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Big storm dumps snow on East Coast, travel dicey

A plodding storm that dumped heavy snow on the unsuspecting Mid-Atlantic region made roads slippery in the Northeast for Monday's commute while travel disruptions continued to ripple across the country days after the same system first began wreaking havoc in the skies. Full storyFull story Updated 26 minutes ago

State-by-state look at wintry weather

Salt, plows can't dent 'bulletproof' ice pack on Twin Cities roads

Old Man Winter frosts NFL gridirons with snow, ice

14 quirky holiday events

This year, take a turn from traditional holiday fare in favor of the satirical, risque and irreverent. Full storyFull story Updated Dec. 4, 2013

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PS4 or Xbox One? Battle of the consoles

16 best chocolate chip cookies in the Twin Cities

Prince to be profiled in comic-book biography

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Bill Gleason

Markingson Case: Has the Gordian Knot puzzle been solved at the University of Minnesota?

The University of Minnesota Faculty Senate passed a resolution this week due to concerns...

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The Power of Reflection

The practice of silent reflection is a powerful tool for rejuvination, self-empowerment and motivation....

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Home Inspectors Shouldn't be Nail Biters

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