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Photos: Old ways, new generation meet at Minnesota State Fair

Photos: Old ways, new generation meet at Minnesota State Fair

The State Fair experience has been a staple of Minnesota life for more than 150 years. Each year, a new generation embraces the fair's traditional — and not so traditional — joys. This year was no exception. Take a look.
by Courtney Perry

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Photos: Racing to hit highway speeds, on a longboard

Photos: Racing to hit highway speeds, on a longboard

The longboard -- the skateboard's longer, heavier cousin -- is a popular a mode of transportation for some city and campus dwellers. Now, though, some longboarders are using them for sport, heading down hills at high speeds.

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Photos: Southern California wildfire becomes 'monster'

Photos: Southern California wildfire becomes 'monster'

The fire erupted in a landscape ready to burn after years of drought and amid hot, dry and windy weather -- conditions not expected to begin easing until late Thursday or Friday.

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Photos: Ilhan Omar and supporters celebrate primary victory

Photos: Ilhan Omar and supporters celebrate primary victory

Ilhan Omar is a step closer to becoming the nation's first Somali-American state lawmaker after winning a three-way DFL primary race Tuesday, ending the career of one of Minnesota's longest-serving legislators, Phyllis Kahn.

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Photos: Rio opens Olympics with celebration and serious message

Photos: Rio opens Olympics with celebration and serious message

With fireworks forming the word "Rio" in the sky and supermodel Gisele Bundchen shimmering to the tune of "The Girl from Ipanema," Rio de Janiero jubilantly welcomed the world Friday to the first Olympic Games in South America.
by Associated Press

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