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Precipitation deficit continues despite recent rainfall

November has started off wetter than usual, with several weather systems moving through since the Halloween rain and snow event. Despite the much needed rainfall, we continue to see precipitation deficits since early September.




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Next rainfall is likely Wednesday

Our next weather system on Wednesday looks arm enough for rain. A good soaking is likely across much of Minnesota.




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More sunshine Tuesday ahead of rain developing Wednesday

We’ll have another day of cool sunshine Tuesday. The next system will develop rain showers for Wednesday. Temperatures will be warming up by Friday and Saturday. 




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Wind chill is back; rain ahead Wednesday

It was frigid Tuesday morning across Minnesota. Our next rain arrives on Wednesday.




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Wednesday rain; hurricane potential again for Florida next week?

Our next rain system brings scattered showers on Wednesday.




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Rain showers expand east Wednesday. Expect a mild end to the week

Showers will affect much of the state today, though the bulk of the rainfall will be in central and southwest Minnesota. Clouds linger into Thursday followed by milder air Friday. 




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Better Ways for Jeff Bezos to Spend $131 Billion

In op-ed, Prof. Harold Pollack discusses ways Jeff Bezos could spend his fortune




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Fuel Economy Standards Are Supersizing Our Vehicles. Ford Scrapping Small Cars Is An Alarm Bell.

Asst. Prof. Koichiro Ito explains research on regulations increasing average size of vehicles




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Trying To Put A Value On The Doctor-Patient Relationship

Prof. David Meltzer discusses research to quantify doctor-patient relationship




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Fuel Economy Standards Are Supersizing Our Vehicles. Ford Scrapping Small Cars Is An Alarm Bell.

Asst. Prof. Koichiro Ito explains research on regulations increasing average size of vehicles




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Northwestern, U. of C. presidents talk 'safe spaces' on Katie Couric's new series

President Robert J. Zimmer and Northwestern president discuss safe spaces and discourse on campus




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The week in energy: Regulations’ unintended consequences

Asst. Prof. Koichiro Ito finds fuel economy standards push manufacturers to make bigger cars




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How One Woman’s Fight to Save Her Family Helped Lead to a Mass Exoneration

Lect. Joshua Tepfer explains his work helping wrongfully arrested people




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Rival giant telescopes join forces to seek U.S. funding

Prof. Wendy Freedman discusses benefits of multiple telescopes




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Yanny vs. Laurel: Exploring the Science of Sound

Prof. Howard Nusbaum explains audio phenomenon




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Renowned Indian-American behavioral economist to join Booth School of Business

Behavioral economist Sendhil Mullainathan to join Booth faculty as University Professor




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Philip Roth, Towering Novelist Who Explored Lust, Jewish Life and America, Dies at 85

Obituary recounts life and career of alumnus and preeminent novelist Philip Roth




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Can the President Be Indicted? Yes, But Not By Who You Think

Prof. Tom Ginsburg examines legality of indicting President Trump




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U of C Law Professor Aziz Huq on Trump/DOJ review

Prof. Aziz Huq discusses legal implications of Trump's demand to investigate FBI or DOJ




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Report: US Border Patrol Officials Have Abused Young Migrants




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2018 Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards

Faculty members recognized for outstanding teaching and mentoring




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Kroszner Doesn't Expect Big Statement From G-7 Summit

Video: Prof. Randall Kroszner explains expectations for G-7 summit




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When Are You Dead? And Who Decides?

Prof. Lainie Friedman Ross explains patients' definition of death




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A Brief History of Dinosaurs in Space

Prof. W.J.T. Mitchell writes book on cultural depictions of dinosaurs




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ACLU Report Alleges Government Abuse Of Migrants

Asst. Clinical Prof. Claudia Flores discusses report on abuse of immigrant children




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Italian Euro Exit 'Incompatible' With Financial System, Zingales Says

Prof. Luigi Zingales discusses the economic and market impact of Italian political uncertainty




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How to Mend a Broken Heart

UChicago physicians listed in release on Chicago's top doctors




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Tusks, Horns, and Claws: The Fight to Dismantle the Facebook Animal Parts Bazaar

Prof. M. Todd Henderson discusses liabilities for hosting criminal content




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No Clear Danger in Asia as EM Faces Stress, Ex-RBI Chief Says

Prof. Raghuram Rajan discusses outcomes for emerging markets in Asia




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Elderly Supreme Court judges are again resolving our most contentious social debates. Here’s a radically democratic alternative.

Prof. Eric Posner explains a voting system for protecting the rights of minorities




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Dessa describes 'My Own Devices'

The Minnesota musician describes why it was time to put her story in print instead of in an album.




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Meredith Monk lifts up the emotional power of voice

In performance at the Walker, the singer-dancer-composer will explore the 'mystery and beauty' of the original primal instrument.




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Twin Shadow's new album is about our society's fault lines

When the album was released he wrote: "Our perceptions of who we are as human beings, because of technology and machines, are falling apart. We're living at a breaking point, and a lot of the themes on the album are talking about these fault lines."




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11-year-old Minnesota pianist recovers from brain hemorrhage

Last Thanksgiving, Eliana Szabo suffered a brain hemorrhage when an arteriovenous malformation ruptured. Now 11, she has relearned how to walk and talk. Meanwhile, a fellow pianist is trying to raise $10,000 through selling handmade paper cranes.




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Watchdog group finds spooky Spotify ad is too scary for kids, causes 'distress'

In 60 seconds, the commercial showcases a medley of horror film tropes, including a maniacal doll that presumably kills a group of young people whenever they play a catchy pop song.




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Ed Sheeran brings his one man band to U.S. Bank Stadium

Ed Sheeran will be performing Saturday night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Sheeran is a one-man band, creating his music using only his voice, guitar and loop machines.




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A 'cosmic connection' between two violinists

For decades, Cologne-based violinist Geoffry Wharton has played jazzy crowd-pleasing encores written in the 1930s by an obscure composer, Audrey Call. Then Wharton discovered a spooky connection with her.




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On Barbra Streisand's latest album, the walls do talk -- to the president

With her latest release, Barbra Streisand has done something different: Her new album, Walls, addresses songs -- including some of her own originals -- to the president of the United States.




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Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove dies at age 49

Many of Roy Hargrove's peers regarded him as the greatest trumpeter of his generation. Through his own bands and as a sideman, Hargrove brewed his jazz with African and Latin sounds, R&B, soul, pop, funk and hip-hop.




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Mac Miller died from overdose involving fentanyl, coroner finds

The Los Angeles medical examiner said cocaine and ethanol were also present at the time of death.




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28 trombonists play 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' will send shivers down your spine

Recorded during the 2018 International Trombone Festival, this brass choir elevates the cover game.




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Ensemble 'gives a voice' to Nazi death camp prisoners through unearthed music

While conducting research at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, a music theory professor discovered manuscripts of music that haven't been heard since World War II.




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Minnesota Orchestra's Osmo Vanska to step down in 2022

Minnesota Orchestra music director Osmo Vanska will step down at the conclusion of his contract, in August 2022. Vanska made the announcement at the Orchestra board's annual meeting Wednesday.




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'Baby, It's Cold Outside,' seen as sexist, frozen out by radio stations

Programmers have banned the song after fielding listener complaints that the song is offensive, only to face a backlash against that decision.




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Friends in high places: Dayton asks Garth Brooks for another show, Brooks says 'I'm in'

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday called on Garth Brooks to add another Minneapolis show to his upcoming stadium tour — and it sounds like the country music star is on board with the idea.




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Russian authorities stage crackdown on rap, pop music

Alarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin wants cultural leaders to devise a means of controlling, rather than banning, the popular music.




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Country superstar Garth Brooks announces second show at U.S. Bank Stadium

Tickets for the May 3 show go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday.




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Jayhawks play Friday night at First Avenue in Minneapolis

The latest album is mostly made up of songs that Jayhawks leader Gary Louris initially wrote for other artists like Jakob Dylan and Carrie Rodriguez. He wrote it with the Dixie Chicks.




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New U.S.-Cuban youth orchestra to create diplomatic notes

The idea for the ensemble grew out of the Minnesota Orchestra's visit to Cuba in 2015.




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Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" reached number one 50 years ago

Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" reached number one on the Billboard Country chart 50 years ago today. Jimmy Webb, who wrote the song, told Songfacts that the inspiration was an image he witnessed while driving one day.