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Good afternoon! Ever feel confused while doing your taxes? You're not alone. Results of a new Ipsos poll conducted for NPR suggest Americans may be sending a garbled message when they voice their opinions on taxes. | Forecast
 

Affidavit: Doctor prescribed meds for Prince in another name

Search warrants made public Monday offer a rare glimpse into the end of Prince's secretive life and more details on his death. It still doesn't detail where Prince may have obtained the narcotic that killed him.

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Kenyans sweep Boston Marathon on a good day for U.S. runners

Kenya's Geoffrey Kirui won the 121st Boston Marathon on Monday, with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 37 seconds. Kenyan policewoman Edna Kiplagat won the women's race in 2:21:52, needing only one try in Boston to add it to wins in London, New York and Los Angeles.

Sen. Franken pushes grants to forge school, career links

Sen. Al Franken plans to introduce a bill to provide grants for partnerships between schools and industries like health care, engineering and technology.

Canada glacier melt rerouted in rare case of 'river piracy'

Scientists have witnessed the first modern case of what they call "river piracy" and they blame global warming. | Climate


 
 

A story half told: Looking at the genocide in Cambodia 42 years later

MPR's Greg Barron reported from the refugee camps on the Thai-Cambodia border and produced a 1979 documentary titled, "Trampled Grass." He revisits that story in his new documentary, "Follow the Moon."

In the 1920s, a community conspired to kill Native Americans for their oil money

The Osage tribe in Oklahoma became spectacularly wealthy in the early 1900s - and then members started turning up dead. David Grann's "Killers of the Flower Moon" describes the dark plot against them. | The Thread

Ex-construction worker builds a new life grooming cats

"Brave New Workers" tells stories of Americans adapting to a changing economy. This week: a former contractor who lost his business when the housing bubble burst found a new livelihood grooming cats.

Watch: 4-year-old covers Messersmith's 'Everybody Gets a Kitten' and it's too cute

The singer/songwriter encouraged fans to record themselves performing music from "11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs for Ukulele" and then post the videos on YouTube.

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