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Brett Favre, a stimulus for the suicide bridge, the power of chocolate, a gay Supreme Court justice, and using social engineering to steal secrets in the workplace.
The mathematical formula of war, a thought for your penny, apologies, the flu, and e-cigarettes.
We don’t usually see traffic jams outside the World Headquarters of News Cut, but we had one this afternoon for about 10 minutes. The problem? Falling glass from the Wells Fargo building at Seventh and Cedar in St. Paul. MPR’s Tom Weber was the Tommy-on-the-spot photographer. Pat Skinner, the general manager of the building, said Read more →
Five at 8: 5/4/09
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Than TibbettsThere’s nothing like a bit of historical perspective to throw cold water on your indignation over the behavior of modern Americans. In yesterday’s thread on the weekend riot near the U of M, reader Elizabeth T. introduced us to a paper by Jeffrey M. Van Slyke entitled – wait for it – An Analysis of Read more →
So, let’s say you’re walking around Manhattan, and a low-flying 747 zooms overhead followed by a couple of fighter jets. Would you panic? Some people did when that very scenario actually played out over New York City today, according to WABC-TV. According to the report, the Defense Department was conducting “a aerial photo mission” over Read more →
As you’ve no doubt heard already, there was a bit of a fracas over at the U of M this weekend, coinciding with the annual Spring Jam Block Party concert. The Minnesota Daily is on top of the story, but beyond the details of the news, the comment thread is pretty fascinating. Some readers are Read more →
Nearly 500 wildlife strikes were recorded at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport between 2000-2008.
Protesting war