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Pets prove to be recession-proof

While Americans willingly cut their spending on upscale restaurants during the Great Recession, their pets continued to dine on gourmet meals and receive other pampering, according to new government figures. Updated 2:21 PM

Explainer: Runner surprised by the stork

Trish Staine of Duluth had just finished running 10 miles while training for a half-marathon when she started going into... Updated 2:06 PM

Price is right with discount-store wines -- but taste?

How much did you pay for your wine? Here’s a look at how the bargain-focused national chains stack up. Updated 7:00 PM
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Cabin Country: Send us your favorite stories and photos

The Star Tribune will launch a new weekly “Outdoors Weekend” section later this month. One of the section's features will... Updated 12:07 PM

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Price is right with discount-store wines -- but taste?

How much did you pay for your wine? Here’s a look at how the bargain-focused national chains stack up. Full storyFull story Updated 7:00 PM

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Poll: Which of these discount wine brands do you most want to try?

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Newman’s Own (popular at Sam’s Club)

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Enter the Beautiful Gardens contest

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Study confirms HPV vaccine cut infections in teen girls by half

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It can be a challenge for siblings to keep family going after parents die

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Style stars shine at Rock the Garden

The rain went away and style stars came out to shine at last weekend’s Rock the Garden music fest, outside the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Call it Frock the Garden. Full storyFull story Updated 1:08 PM

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Laughter is not what one expects to hear at a gathering of a dozen women seated around a conference table at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood. They've been brought together by a shared diagnosis of Stage IV cancer. Full storyFull story

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