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January 6, 2019 12:11 AM

During shutdown, lines grow at airports

TSA agents, deemed essential, are still not being paid during the government shutdown. According to reports, many are simply not showing up for work.

by Bob Collins

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January 4, 2019 8:16 AM

Never ask your husband to hide your jewelry

With the benefit of hindsight, Jane Lowe, of Halifax, N.S., realizes that she shouldn't have asked her husband, Jim, to hide her good jewelry in case someone broke into their house while they were away. In hindsight, Jim probably shouldn't have stashed it in a bag of clothing.

by Bob Collins

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January 4, 2019 6:08 AM

In restaurant closing, minimum wage makes for convenient scapegoat

A minimum wage hike makes for a convenient punching bag for managements that just can't figure out why employees aren't more loyal these days.

by Bob Collins

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January 4, 2019 1:53 AM

Happy New Year! Your prescription prices are going up

The price of insulin tripled between 2002 and 2013. Since 2008, drug companies have increased the price 10 times. Now, a group that tracks prescription drug prices says companies are starting the year by increasing prices on almost 300 medications.

by Bob Collins

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January 4, 2019 1:02 AM

Consumers hanging up on the smartphone economy

The frightening part of what happened to Apple's stock yesterday is how much the U.S. economy depends on the cultists of Apple, who religiously have bought products that are overpriced even though the updates are hardly so impressive that people should shell out ridiculous amounts of money for them.

by Bob Collins

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January 4, 2019 12:00 AM

What’s on MPR News – 1/4/19

Here are today's topics, guests, and stories you'll hear on MPR News.

by Bob Collins

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January 3, 2019 7:10 AM

Target Field’s Gate 34 makeover

Construction is already underway. The Twins open the season on March 28, against the Cleveland Indians, who have become an entirely beatable team in the off-season.

by Bob Collins

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January 3, 2019 6:34 AM

1,000 Words: Congressional kids

It was opening day of Congress today and while the attention is on the new members, our favorite part about opening days -- as we'll see in a week in the Minnesota Legislature -- are the kids of congresspeople who get to sit with their parents and see them one last time over the next two years.

by Bob Collins

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January 3, 2019 5:02 AM

End of the road coming for Billy Connolly

Our soft spot for Connolly comes primarily from this fact: he's one of the world's great storytellers. In 2011, he got on a trike and rode the old Route 66 across four fabulous episodes, stopping along the way, of course, to reveal that once you peel away the politics-fueled nonsense, we're a pretty absurd people.

by Bob Collins

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January 3, 2019 2:40 AM

Wisconsin town’s streets run white with toilet paper

Hustisford, Wis. starts each year with the toilet bowl, a chance for people to throw cheap rolls of toilet paper at each other.

by Bob Collins

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