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Gallery: Starkey Hearing Foundation gala in St. Paul
Photos from the annual Starkey Hearing Foundation gala in St. Paul, this year featuring Katy Perry and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
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Katy Perry shined brightest on the Starkey red carpet
In the pop queen, the Starkey Hearing Foundation gala nabbed one of its biggest stars to date.
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One Direction takes the stage at TCF Bank Stadium
One Direction fans: Check out our photo gallery from the band's show Sunday night.
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Gallery: One Direction in concert at TCF
The boy band One Direction landed at TCF Bank Stadium for a show on their "On the Road Again Tour 2015" Sunday night, July 26, 2015 in Minneapolis. Swedish electropop duo Icona Pop opened.
Local
Using manpower to help clean out invasive species like milfoil from our lakes
Life's A Beach Shoreline Services crew cleaned lake weeds including the invasive species,milfoil, for a customer who lives on Lake Minnetonka. Tuesday, July 21, 2015
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Scene + Heard: Design Goes to the Opera for Goldstein Museum
Fickle weather drove Design Goes to the Opera inside the Mill City Museum, but it certainly didn't diminish the fun.
Music
Vocal group Pentatonix hits the big time as touring mates for Kelly Clarkson
Pentatonix aims to take a cappella to new heights – namely, sports arenas with Kelly Clarkson.
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'His-and-hers' art studio in Orono is irresistible hangout
When guests gather at Kent and Judy Hodder's place, it's not in the couple's Orono house — but in the rustic building next door. It feels old, but it's actually a brand-new structure with a pole-barn-inspired design and quirky vintage features.
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"His-and-hers" art studio in Orono is irresistible hangout spot
When guests gather at Kent and Judy Hodder's place, it's not in the couple's Orono house — but in the rustic building next door. It feels old, but it's actually a brand-new structure with a pole-barn-inspired design and quirky vintage features.
Books
Review: 'Undocumented,' by Dan-el Padilla Peralta; from homeless shelter to Princeton
NONFICTION: A lively memoir chronicles a family's slide from legal visitors on a tourist visa to undocumented immigrants.
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Newfoundland's coast is iceberg alley
For centuries, the annual iceberg parade along the Canadian coast was the bane of Newfoundland and Labrador's cod fishermen. But today, it's the star attraction for a budding tourism industry.
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![Jeff Tweedy ( center ) with Wilco played the Basilica Block Party Saturday evening , July 11, 2015. ] Kyndell Harkness, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/K3U5D5RTJE6R2B6BHFABTHS7DM.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
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Review: 'The Small Backs of Children,' by Lidia Yuknavitch; the orphan, the photog, the writer and her lover
FICTION: Experimental novel takes up questions of war and sex and art's power to transform.
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