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.
Books
July 27, 2016

Obituary: Philip Dacey, 77, was a prolific poet and an inspired teacher

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.
Variety
July 26, 2016

The tallest and shortest people in the world

Variety
July 26, 2016
Drinking lots of soda and other sugary drinks linked to gallbladder cancer, study shows.

Two sodas a day raises cancer risk, study finds

Here's one more reason to consider cutting back on the soda: drinking too many sugary drinks on a daily basis has been linked to gallbladder cancer.
Variety
July 26, 2016
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Vikings celebrate Minnesota artists at U.S. Bank Stadium art party

Minnesota artists, Viking's owners, veteran players and fans partied Monday night at U.S. Bank Stadium's unveiling of its 300-piece art collection.
The Good Life
July 26, 2016
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Retirement on credit?

Credit cards are not the answer for securing retirement income.
Celebrities
July 26, 2016
TV psychic Miss Cleo rose to fame in the 1990s.

TV psychic Miss Cleo, famous for her 'Call me now!' ads in '90s, dies at 53

Miss Cleo, the psychic who rose to fame in the '90s with a series of television ads, died Tuesday at 53.
Variety
July 26, 2016
How do you tell a first cousin from a cousin once removed?

Going to a family reunion? Brush up first on the survival manual

Of all the strangest kinds of family reunions you can attend, the most unusual is the one that isn't your family. Here are some types of people you'll meet at every reunion.
Celebrities
July 26, 2016
In this December 10, 2015 file photo, Harrison Ford greets fans during a "Star Wars" fan event in Sydney.

'Star Wars' producers admit guilt in Harrison Ford's on-set injury

The producers of "Star Wars" pleaded guilty to two criminal charges on Tuesday in a case surrounding Harrison Ford's on-set injury while filming "The Force Awakens."

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