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Kerri Miller Feature

It's been a decade since the Great Recession. Has the economy fully recovered?

Ten years ago, the Lehman Brothers investment bank filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Their collapse is considered one of the first dominoes to fall in what ended up being a global financial crisis.
by Chris Farrell, Marcheta Fornoff and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Last year Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl. This year can they play in one?

Last year Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl. This year can they play in one?

The Minnesota Vikings were one game out of the Super Bowl last season. Staffed with a new quarterback, Kirk Cousins, amongst other new additions, they're expected to be among the NFL's best. Is it too early to start making Super Bowl predictions?
by Stephanie Curtis, Marcheta Fornoff and Jeffrey Bissoy

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In Facebook we trust(ed)

In Facebook we trust(ed)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress on April 11 at a hearing about data privacy. The company has been slow to enact meaningful privacy reforms. Will this hurt Facebook's image?
by Kerri Miller and Suzanne Pekow

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Author Sara Zaske on the German art of raising self-reliant kids

Are American parents over-protective? When journalist and new mother Sara Zaske moved to Germany, she noticed that her new friends were raising self-reliant kids and avoiding the pitfalls of helicopter parenting.
by Kerri Miller

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Why scientists need empathy

Why scientists need empathy

Science and math training are important for those hoping to work in STEM fields. But what about empathy? Do scientists and engineers need to develop emotional intelligence?

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