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March 5, 2015 9:45 AM

How climate change contributed to Syria's civil war

A devastating drought in the region from 2007 to 2010 forced a mass migration to the cities. That dramatic social change fomented a rebel movement and government backlash.

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March 5, 2015 9:06 AM

Enemies to peacemakers: Nigerian pastor and imam discuss faith

Pastor James Wuye and Imam Muhammad Ashafa have come a long way after a past of training their followers to hate and kill the opposing faith.

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March 4, 2015 10:50 AM

Screen Time: A look back at actress Maggie Smith's career

With the release of 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' and the recent season finale of 'Downton Abbey,' actress Maggie Smith is in our spotlight this week on Screen Time.

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March 4, 2015 10:00 AM

How search for Osama bin Laden led to polio resurgence

A series of stories running on National Geographic details the resurgence of polio and its connection to the U.S. effort to find and capture Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

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March 4, 2015 9:45 AM

Are financial advisers putting your interests first?

President Obama is endorsing the Department of Labor's plan which would require financial advisers to make recommendations that are actually in your best interest ahead of their own profit motives.

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March 4, 2015 9:06 AM

What net neutrality decision means for consumers

Will the average consumer notice a difference in their day-to-day lives?

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March 3, 2015 10:50 AM

'Dead Wake' is Kerri's book pick

Erik Larson's latest follows the final days of the passengers and crew on the Lusitania, before a German submarine sunk the ship off the coast of Ireland in 1915.

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March 3, 2015 10:20 AM

Etymologist explains origins of 'uff da' and 'put it in your pipe and smoke it'

MPR News with Kerri Miller kicked off a words and language series with University of Minnesota Etymologist Anatoly Liberman.

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March 3, 2015 9:45 AM

What your punctuation choices say about you

Jessica Bennett, a journalist covering gender and culture for Time and The New York Times, recently wrote about punctuation in digital communication.

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March 3, 2015 9:06 AM

Divorce: Would it be better outside the courts?

A new bill introduced in the Minnesota legislature Monday would drastically change divorce proceedings in the state and allow couples to end marriages outside the court.

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