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Photos: Bloody bystanders, chainsaws all part of light rail emergency drill

Photos: Bloody bystanders, chainsaws all part of light rail emergency drill

At the U of M today, a bus was tipped on its side, simulating a light rail train that had derailed after a bomb went off. Law enforcement and university staff were testing their communications systems and emergency response.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Photos: The Dalai Lama celebrates the New Year in Minneapolis

Photos: The Dalai Lama celebrates the New Year in Minneapolis

The Dalai Lama observed Losar, the Tibetan New Year, in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, March 2, 2014. More than 2,500 people packed a sports center at Augsburg College to hear His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. His speech was followed by a celebration of the holiday.
by Nikki Tundel

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Photos: New Ulm celebrates its annual Fasching and Bock Fest

Photos: New Ulm celebrates its annual Fasching and Bock Fest

Steeped in many German traditions, the city of New Ulm held two of its colorful annual festivals over the weekend: Bock Fest, on the grounds of the August Schell Brewing Company, and Fasching events took place at Turner Hall, where German food was served and the masked Narren group encouraged others to join them in dancing to polka and German music.
by Jackson Forderer

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Photos: Challenging body image

Photos: Challenging body image

The St. Paul City Ballet has partnered with The Emily Project for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week with a social media and photography project, "Take Back the Tutu."

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Vivian Maier: Out of the Shadows

Vivian Maier: Out of the Shadows

An exhibit at the Mpls Photo Center showcases a woman who, while working as a nanny, created a valuable collection of street photography, mostly in Chicago during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Seeing Sochi: Photos of the Winter Olympics closing ceremony

Seeing Sochi: Photos of the Winter Olympics closing ceremony

Russian President Vladimir Putin, these Olympics' political architect and booster-in-chief, watched and smiled as Sochi gave itself a giant pat on the back for a Winter Games that IOC President Thomas Bach declared an "extraordinary success."

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Photos: Red Bull's Crashed Ice in St. Paul

Photos: Red Bull's Crashed Ice in St. Paul

The third annual installment of the Red Bull Crashed Ice event concluded on Saturday evening in St. Paul with the International Shootout individual races.

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