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Prada and Axiom Space reveal modernized NASA spacesuits for the 2026 moon landing

Prada and Axiom Space reveal modernized NASA spacesuits for the 2026 moon landing

The suits will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission, marking humankind’s first return to the moon since 1972. It will see the first woman and the first person of color walk on the moon.
by Alana Wise

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American democracy requires that we ’be architects, not arsonists’

American democracy requires that we ’be architects, not arsonists’

Eboo Patel believes learning to value and tolerate diversity is the engine that drives just and equitable societies. Can America learn to do it before the social fabric is irrevocably torn? That’s the discussion on this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, part of our Americans and Democracy series.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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In new collection, Minnesota author portrays lives of Zambian women and girls on two continents

In new collection, Minnesota author portrays lives of Zambian women and girls on two continents

The short stories in Mubanga Kalimamukwento’s new collection “Obligations to the Wounded” move back and forth between the U.S. and her native Zambia.
by Emily Bright

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‘My losses started the day I was born’: A poet on what it’s like to call Gaza home

‘My losses started the day I was born’: A poet on what it’s like to call Gaza home

Mosab Abu Toha was able to escape Gaza, along with his wife and three young children. The award-winning poet talks about parenting in war and the devastation of leaving his family and friends behind.
by Terry Gross

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ABBA's Benny Andersson on reprise of his Minnesota-set musical 'Kristina'

ABBA's Benny Andersson on reprise of his Minnesota-set musical 'Kristina'

In 1995, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA wrote a musical called “Kristina.” It tells the story of Swedes who found their way to Minnesota territory in the mid-18th century. VocalEssence will open its 56th season with a concert performance of “Kristina” on Oct. 26.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Power Pair: Two violas, two orchestras and one marriage  

Power Pair: Two violas, two orchestras and one marriage  

Meet a power pair with a harmonious relationship. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with married couple Maiya Papach, principal violist of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Rebecca Albers, principal violist of the Minnesota Orchestra.    
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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