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July 28, 2016
Music
July 28, 2016
Prince, at 10 years old, at the bottom of a yearbook photo from John Jay Elementary School in Minneapolis.

This is the youngest photo of Prince we've seen yet — and it's adorable

Even in elementary school, Prince had some swag. He's 10 years old in this yearbook photo from John Hay School in Minneapolis.
TV & Media
July 28, 2016
Broadway stars plead for love at Democratic convention

Broadway stars plead for love at Democratic convention

Audra McDonald was among the stage's biggest names to sing for Hillary. Too bad CNN didn't fully appreciate the moment.
Celebrities
July 28, 2016
Latest late-night battle: Stephen Colbert vs. corporate lawyers

Latest late-night battle: Stephen Colbert vs. corporate lawyers

"The Late Show" host defies orders to bury his former "COlbert Report" persona.
Music
July 27, 2016
Jovonta Patton of north Minneapolis has the No. 1 album on the Billboard gospel charts this week, and he got there without the help of a record label.

Holy No. 1! Minneapolis singer Jovonta Patton tops Billboard gospel chart

Good Book meets Facebook in the young North Side father's unlikely rise.
Variety
July 27, 2016
Social media star Kim Kardashian West is the queen of the unsmiling selfie.

Why some women aren't smiling in selfies anymore

An urge to skirt societal convention is fueling an explosion of a new kind of selfie.
Variety
July 27, 2016
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Summer savings: Bargain hunters, here's what to buy in July

Many stores have started to discount summer items. Here are the best things to buy right now and what should you probably wait on.
July 27, 2016
Sen. Sandy Pappas co-founded Forward Global Women, which trains women in the Mideast in conflict resolution. She’s in Cyprus this week for a co

Peace, Shalom, Salam: Twin Cities women's group works for peace in Mideast

Minnesota Senate President Sandy Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, is in Cyprus this week to talk not about building walls, but tearing them down.
Style
July 27, 2016
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July 27, 2016
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July 27, 2016
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July 27, 2016
Youngest Peace Prize winner surprises her young Minneapolis fans

Youngest Peace Prize winner surprises her young Minneapolis fans

Malala Yousafzai followed in the evening by inspiring a much larger crowd, about 5,000 people — many of them girls — who packed Target Center to hear Yousafzai tell her life story.
TV & Media
July 27, 2016
Is Larry Wilmore of 'The Nightly Show' late-night TV's best host?

Is Larry Wilmore of 'The Nightly Show' late-night TV's best host?

The longtime sitcom writer is coming into his own this year, particularly during a target-rich convention season.

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