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Disgusted? Good. It could be beneficial to your health, a new study shows

Disgusted? Good. It could be beneficial to your health, a new study shows.

Our sense of revulsion may have evolved to help us avoid infection.

Rodent joins list of creatures that glow

Kids 10 to 14 are 8 times more likely to have poor heart health if moms had heart issues while pregnant

This 2019 photo provided by Northwestern University shows a soft, flexible wireless sensor applied on the chest of a family’s baby, who is involved

Their children have higher health risk as adolescents.


Local

ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com  Meredith Lyon, facilities event coordinator, gives a tour of The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park on

New Waite Park amphitheater to finally open this summer — hopefully

Floyd family attorneys disappointed with limited courtroom seating
Freighter from 1903 catches fire in Duluth harbor
1 killed, another hurt in head-on crash on snowy Scott County road

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Sports

Wild left winger Kirill Kaprizov is the runaway front-runner for the Calder Trophy as the league’s best rookie, receiving praise for his swashbuckli

Kaprizov's hot start means Wild gets a thrill from 'Dollar Bill Kirill"

Neal: It's time for Berrios to become Twins ace
Vikings release tight end Rudolph
Reusse: It's early, but Twins need to check Sano's timing on fastballs

Business

The Ultimate Scraper is made in North Dakota and Minnesota. (Provided photo)

Minnesota company's product trick to scraping ice from your driveway

Target's sales grew $15B last year, more than last 11 combined
Shoreview company's 'Small Business Revolution' comes home to help Black-owned firms
Mayo Clinic posts $728 million in income despite pandemic

Opinion

Crime in north Minneapolis has been high for months and many residents feel unsafe.

I live in a cemetery called north Minneapolis

Don't be picky if you're offered a vaccine
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    Minneapolis' posting of 'deleted' EPA pages is a bit overheated

    One problem: The web pages in question are still on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's website. You can find them linked from the EPA home page.

    Steve Alexander

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    Politics

    Drew Evans, Superintendent of the BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, stood in space originally designed as a gun range. He hopes to expand the Minn

    To stop domestic terror threat, Walz looks to little-known team

    FBI chief warns violent 'domestic terrorism' growing in US
    Budget nominee Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition
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    Nation

    To prevent the spread of Covid-19, travelers wear masks at Love Field Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Dallas.

    Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

    Kentucky seeking federal help as floodwaters cause damage
    Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, dies at 85
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    World

    Some of the students who were abducted by gunmen from the Government Girls Secondary School, in Jangebe, last week waited for a medical checkup after

    Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed

    US sanctions Russian officials over nerve-agent attack
    Dutch bar owners, sex workers protest against virus lockdown
    Indonesia's Sinabung Volcano spews high column of ash

    Curious Minnesota

    Because of Minnesota’s harsh climate, MSP is one of the busiest airports in the country for de-icing operations.

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    What does it take to become a police officer in Minnesota?
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    Duluth

    Jeremy Lambert, in his popular 1957 Chevy, took the checkered flag to win the feature race at the Lake Superior Ice Racing Association’s weekly even

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    Celebs

    Dolly Parton, seen in 2019, modified her song “Jolene” to celebrate getting her first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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    Kayleigh McEnany signs on as Fox News contributor
    Prince Harry: Split from royal life 'unbelievably tough'
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    Hennepin County releases comprehensive climate action plan

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    Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii

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    Sydney zoo unveils first baby koala in a year

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