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MPR News Update

MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 28, 2016

Good afternoon! It's the "best of" book list you've been waiting for. MPR News host Kerri Miller - joined by the executive director of the National Book Foundation and the manager at Subtext Books in St. Paul - shared their picks for favorite books of the year. What are the books that stuck with you this year? | The Thread | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 27, 2016

Good afternoon. Carrie Fisher, the daughter of Hollywood royalty who played Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" and turned her experiences with addiction and mental illness into bestselling books, a hit film and popular stage performances, died Tuesday after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight on Friday. She was 60. | Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking' | Forecast

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MPR News Update for Dec. 27

Good morning! Scattered flurries this morning, with highs in the teens up north, 20s to the south. It's a time of year when we're often urged to be grateful. But not everyone experiences gratitude as a positive force in their life. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update, AM Edition for Dec. 26, 2016

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 22, 2016

Good afternoon! There are Christmas lights displays and then there are stop-what-you're-doing-and-stare Christmas lights displays. The Holiday Lights on York Avenue/Schultz Family Lights on the east side of St. Paul features more than 60,000 lights choreographed to computerized music, and from 300 to 500 figures across 11 - that's right, 11 - yards. Oh, and a virtual Santa. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for Dec. 22

Good morning! Sunny, with highs in the 30s. Here's a video to remember the next time you look in your rearview mirror and see a semi that's pulled up within a few feet of your rear bumper while you're barreling down the highway. It shows a drunken driver who was drunk he fell out of the cab. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 21, 2016

Good afternoon! 'Tis the season to be jolly - but it's also the season for identity theft, phishing and credit card fraud. So if you're still making some last minute purchases, here are some tips to keep you safe when shopping online. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 20, 2016

Good afternoon! Hundreds of movies came out this year - some good, some bad. If you're looking for some informed opinions on which is which MPR's Cube Critics and the Star Tribune's film critic Colin Colvert shared their favorite films of 2016. If you're more into binge-watching shows instead, NPR's got you covered with the TV standouts from the past year.

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MPR News Update for Dec. 20

Good morning! Mostly sunny and breezy with highs near 30. With just a few days to go until Dec. 25, are you dreaming of a white Christmas? You're in luck. The forecast looks merry and bright this year. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Dec. 19, 2016

Good afternoon. An Ankara police officer dressed in a suit and tie shouted slogans about Syria's civil war after he killed Russia's ambassador to Turkey in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibition in the Turkish capital on Monday, according to officials and an Associated Press photographer who witnessed the shooting. | Forecast

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