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Good morning! Cloudy and warm again today, with highs in the 40s to low 50s. Foiled -- and fired! An electrician was let go after it was discovered he had been ditching work while on the clock. He did it by hiding his whereabouts from his employer by MacGyvering a Faraday cage out of an empty snack bag. | Forecast
New market to offer food, wellness programs in north Mpls.

Though north Minneapolis has convenience stores, it is short on full-service grocery markets. | Previously: New co-op brings groceries, hope to north Minneapolis

Many Minnesota Democrats say they're willing to give Franken a second chance

Many Democrats who responded to a recent query by MPR News say they're disappointed by the allegations of sexual misconduct against Sen. Al Franken, but don't feel he should step down. | House Speaker Kurt Daudt on harassment at the Capitol

St. Anthony to consider settlement with Diamond Reynolds

St. Anthony city manager Mark Casey said officials have been in touch with Reynolds' attorney about potential litigation, although she has not yet filed a lawsuit.

Families of Navajo Code Talkers decry Trump's political jab

Families of Navajo war veterans who were honored Monday at the White House say they were dumbfounded that President Trump used the event to take a political jab at a Massachusetts senator, demeaning their work with an unbreakable code that helped the U.S. win World War II.

Christmas tree prices rise amid post-recession scarcity

A nationwide Christmas tree shortage is the result of farmers planting fewer trees when demand plummeted in 2008, or going out of business altogether. It takes around 10 years for trees to reach full height.

On #GivingTuesday, how to get the most bang for your charity buck

The nonprofit group GiveWell has just published its annual list of charities they can recommend based on hard evidence.

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Dance by the light of the 2017 supermoon: The how and when

The last and only visible such moon of 2017 will appear Dec. 3. The best time to see it is at sunset or the following morning at sunrise, when the moon is near the horizon.

What it takes to be a Santa Claus stand-in

In 1995, then-"Morning Edition" host Bob Potter learned how to look and, with a little training, how to sound like Santa Claus.

'Hard Bodies' exhibit glows with a love of lacquer

The Minneapolis Institute of Art collection takes the art of lacquer far beyond the decorative boxes and chopsticks of its past.

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