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January 10, 2017 4:46 PM

Tips: Read more, and read more adventurously, in 2017

Step one: Never leave home without a book. In the age of e-books, that's easier than ever.

by Tracy Mumford

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January 10, 2017 3:20 PM

The number of women in prison is rising. Why?

A study shows the number of incarcerated women jumped more than 700 percent between 1980 and 2014. What are the consequences of this dramatic rise?

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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January 9, 2017 1:22 PM

'Dry rules in dusty books need to make sense in life': A father advises his young Muslim sons

In "Letters to a Young Muslim," Omar Saif Ghobash writes to his sons about the importance of exploring, and questioning, one's religion.

by MPR News Staff

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January 3, 2017 4:44 PM

The future of private prisons

The Department of Justice announced in August that it would phase out federal use of the privately run facilities, but President-elect Donald Trump has expressed support for them in the past.

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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January 3, 2017 3:41 PM

'The Unnatural World': How innovation could reshape the environment

David Biello's new book looks at how technological innovations could rewrite our environmental future.

by MPR News Staff

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December 28, 2016 12:06 PM

2016 in reading: Favorite books of the year

"There's so much you get from a book that you can't get from anyplace else," said Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation.

by MPR News Staff and Tracy Mumford

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December 23, 2016 2:37 PM

Before 'Fences,' August Wilson was a poet -- and a St. Paulite

"Fences" is making its silver screen debut this week. But before it was adapted by Hollywood, "Fences" began on the stage, penned by two-time Pulitzer prizewinner -- and one-time St. Paulite -- August Wilson.

by Euan Kerr and MPR News Staff

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December 21, 2016 10:00 AM

Why colleges can punish sexual assault better than the courts

When the University of Minnesota suspended 10 football players after investigating alleged sexual assaults that a prosecutor declined to charge, it illustrated how colleges can be better equipped to punish sexual violence on campus than the justice system.

by Cody Nelson

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December 20, 2016 11:58 AM

The best movies of 2016

Biopics, sci-fi tales and wildly original dramas fill the Cube Critics' best-of list.

by MPR News Staff

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December 20, 2016 12:00 AM

Russia, Iran, Turkey cast themselves as deal-makers in Syria

Residents from eastern Aleppo and the Syrian opposition say the evacuation amounts to forced displacement.

by Euan Kerr, Associated Press, Marcheta Fornoff and Tiffany Hanssen

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