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February 4, 2014 12:43 AM

Should cars be required to “talk”?

Transit officials want automobiles to track and report bad drivers. Car crash by Magnus Franklin via Flickr “Your car might see a deadly crash coming even if you don’t, the government says, indicating it will require automakers to equip new vehicles with technology that lets cars warn each other if they’re plunging toward peril,” writes Read more →

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February 3, 2014 12:58 AM

Should Minnesota limit the use of drones by police?

“Fears of prying from the sky have some Minnesota lawmakers seeking clamps on law enforcement’s use of unmanned aerial drones to gather evidence,” writes the AP’s Brian Bakst. Drones operated by Minnesota authorities aren’t taking off just yet, but legislation that would curb potential uses is on the docket for the 2014 session. The drone Read more →

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January 31, 2014 12:48 AM

Do you agree with the decision to pursue the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?

“Federal prosecutors Thursday announced they will seek the death penalty against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing, accusing him of betraying his adopted country by ruthlessly carrying out a terrorist attack calculated to cause maximum carnage,” reports the Associated Press. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to press for Tsarnaev’s execution was widely Read more →

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January 30, 2014 1:54 AM

Should Edward Snowden be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

“Saying that Edward Snowden has ‘contributed to a more stable and peaceful world order’ by exposing U.S. surveillance practices and forcing a new debate over security and privacy, two Norwegian politicians nominated the former intelligence contractor for the Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday,” writes NPR’s Bill Chappell. If he were to win the award, Snowden, who Read more →

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January 28, 2014 2:59 PM

What’s your reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address?

The Associated Press reports: Seeking to energize his sluggish second term, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday night in his State of the Union address to sidestep Congress “whenever and wherever” necessary to narrow economic disparities between rich and poor. He unveiled an array of executive actions that included increasing the minimum wage for some federal Read more →

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January 28, 2014 1:00 AM

Why do you live in Minnesota?

Minnesotans today woke up to another day of sub-zero temperatures, school cancellations and dangerous wind chills. Some are making the best of it, like racing a 135-mile course or partaking in an ice fishing extravganza. But others may need a reminder. So… Today’s Question: Why do you live in Minnesota?

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January 27, 2014 3:23 AM

How has the natural gas shortage affected you?

MPR News reports: Christine McVicker and her family are paying $2.65 a gallon for the propane that heats their family’s Isanti home. She says when they bought their home a decade ago, a gallon of propane cost around 75 cents. She says her supplier has warned the price could soon hit 6 dollars. McVicker has Read more →

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January 24, 2014 1:00 AM

What will the next big social network look like?

If researchers from Princeton are right, Facebook will have gone the way of Friendster and MySpace by 2017. But if that’s true, what will take its place? Time reports: Disease models can be used to understand the mass adoption and subsequent flight from online social networks, researchers at Princeton’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Read more →

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January 23, 2014 2:51 AM

Should Minnesota scrap the MNsure website?

An “independent consultant has issued a damning report of the state’s troubled online insurance marketplace,” write MPR News reporters Catharine Richert and Elizabeth Stawicki. MNsure’s management structure is “non-existent” according to Optum, a subsidiary of Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, which recently performed a week-long analysis of the more than $100 million website. MNsure executives have been Read more →

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January 22, 2014 1:01 AM

Are childless couples happier?

Parents and kids waiting in line to enter Disneyland. (Humayunn Niaz Ahmed Peerzaada / Flickr) “For centuries, having children has been held up by many as the ultimate source of fulfilment and meaning in life. However, according to one of the biggest studies ever conducted into Britain’s relationships, childless couples have happier marriages,” writes John Read more →

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