Tuesday November 24, 2009

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Twins catcher Joe Mauer, left, laughed with teammate Justin Morneau after a news conference where Mauer spoke about today's announcement that he won the American League Most Valuable Player award.

What's Mauer thinking? Morneau offers clues

Joe Mauer wasn't biting much on questions about his future, but good friend Justin Morneau offered some thoughts. | Albert Pujols is NL MVP. | Full MVP coverage.

Russo's Rants: More on the Wild-Canadiens trade

Benoit Pouliot wasn't working out here. Maybe Guillaume Latendresse, who also needed a change to reignite his career, does work out.

2 charged with running $190M Ponzi scheme

Federal regulators have obtained emergency orders freezing the assets held by "self-proclaimed ... money manager" Trevor Cook, 37, of Minneapolis and conservative radio talk show host Patrick Kiley of Burnsville.

St. Paul gang member admits he killed rival

H1N1 cases decline again in state; 6 deaths confirmed

Burnsville man accidentally shot friend after night of drinking, charges say

3 airlines fined $175,000 for stranding passengers

Court says officer went too far in fondling during prostitution sting

Groups step up effort to repeal ban on building nuclear power plants in Minnesota

Obama to unveil plan to add troops in Afghanistan

China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal

Americans gloomy on economy heading into holidays

Fed: super-low rates could fuel speculative bubble

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Blog: Hot Dish Politics

Pawlenty will visit Chicago next week

The governor will be taking a trip to raise money from the Chicago Young Republicans for his Political Action Committee at a $50 per person reception.

Love online at 50-plus

Middle-aged folks get back into the swing of dating -- 21st-century style -- thanks to websites like eHarmony, Match and lavalife.

Randy Salas, Technobabble

Five standout tech gift ideas

There's so much tech gear to select as gifts that it's hard to know where to start. What makes these picks different? They actually work.

Motley pays for water quality violations

The city of Motley has agreed to pay a $17,500 fine and take measures to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility after the MPCA found multiple water-quality violations at the facility.