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Thursday December 5, 2013
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U's campus on edge
Rash of crime since summer has U's campus on edge
A string of brazen and violent crimes around the University of Minnesota has escalated fears on campus, with students asking for more security and U officials taking the unusual step of asking the city to deploy additional officers in the campus area. Updated 11:54 PM
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Smoke cancels 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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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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Xcel has plans to create its own transmission company
The Minneapolis-based utility joins other major power companies in seeking to create a subsidiary that could develop power line projects serving areas beyond its eight-state customer region.
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Our Holiday Cookie Contest winner is...
This year for the Taste Holiday Cookie Contest, our judges went in a different direction and chose finalists with a more homespun feel, like the winning Cappuccino Flats.
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Have a holiday party? Rent your dress for less
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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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NSA tracks cellphones, maps movements around world
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