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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 00:57 UTC

Minn. school district gets bulletproof whiteboards

A Minnesota school district where two students were killed in a 2003 shooting unveiled a new device Tuesday aimed at adding a last-ditch layer of safety for teachers and students: bulletproof whiteboards.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 22:48 UTC

Offense fails Marlins again in 4-3 loss to Twins

The warm memories washed over Mike Redmond upon his return to Minnesota, where he spent five seasons as a beloved backup catcher and clubhouse cutup.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 21:11 UTC

Wis. man charged after severed head found in trunk

Authorities found a Minnesota man's severed head in the trunk of a car and other body parts in the basement of a Milwaukee home, according to a criminal complaint charging a central Wisconsin man with first-degree intentional homicide.

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Daily Mail, 23.04.13 18:22 UTC

Parents who tell children to finish everything on their plates are 'fuelling obesity'

PUBLISHED: 16:47 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 16:52 GMT, 23 April 2013 Parents have long encouraged children to finish everything on their plates, not least because of guilt about wasting food. But ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 17:44 UTC

Reeling elsewhere, labor poised for Minn. gains

Sitting side by side before state lawmakers, Minnesota Orchestra horn player Brian Jensen and third-generation sugar worker Becki Jacobson couldn't have come from much different worlds. But they had something in common: both had gone through lengthy labor lockouts, and both were asking the state to make unemployment benefits considerably more generous.

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Daily Mail, 23.04.13 07:33 UTC

Teachers given bullet-proof WHITEBOARDS to use in defense during school shootings

PUBLISHED: 02:28 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 02:28 GMT, 23 April 2013 A central Minnesota school district that was the site of a school shooting in 2003 is getting a new device designed to help ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 05:17 UTC

Canucks clinch Northwest with win over Blackhawks

Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist to help the Vancouver Canucks lock up their fifth straight Northwest Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 22:28 UTC

Spurs' Ginobili 'feeling good' day after Game 1

Gregg Popovich can rest easy. Manu Ginobili is just fine.

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 18:08 UTC

Marlins-Twins game postponed a day due to weather

The Minnesota Twins have pre-emptively postponed their game against the Miami Marlins, due to approaching inclement weather.

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 10:51 UTC

More rain, snow could lead to more flooding

The Mississippi River is topping out at some problematic spots, but there is growing concern that spring floods are far from over.

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Minnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S. , it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.2 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota...

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