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The spectacle sport was created to get audiences excited and interested in baseball.
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The death penalty was removed from the case in a plea deal.
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For 10 years, Heart-N-Soul Community Café has served hearty, healthy meals across the Fargo-Moorhead area with a “pay what you can” model. This Friday, June 12, they're celebrating the anniversary with a community café at First Presbyterian in Fargo.
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Have you been noticing a 2-3 foot tall wildflower sporting a terminal cluster of conspicuous purple flowers? If so, it is probably Dame’s Rocket. That is not a native plant. It might look pretty, but as they say, looks can be deceiving.
Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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Erik Deatherage speaks with Dakota OutRight President Jeigh Stewart and Past President Erin Pringle about the Bismarck-based LGBTQ nonprofit. Then, we hear from Heart-N-Soul Community Café founder Leola Daul about their "pay what you can" structure, and the café's 10-year anniversary celebration.
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The Roaring Twenties were definitely roaring in 1922. The United States was marked by postwar recovery and economic growth. Mass production made consumer goods more available to Americans. Innovations like automobiles, radios, and airplanes led to the development of new industries. There was a sense of optimism about the future, and the sky seemed to be the limit. It wouldn’t last long. But in 1922, no one knew the Roaring Twenties would crash into the Great Depression. Life was good.
Each Friday on A Closer Look with the Monitor, Prairie Public's Craig Blumenshine speaks with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.
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Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here's the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.
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Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead.