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Good afternoon! There are Christmas lights displays and then there are stop-what-you're-doing-and-stare Christmas lights displays. The Holiday Lights on York Avenue/Schultz Family Lights on the east side of St. Paul features more than 60,000 lights choreographed to computerized music, and from 300 to 500 figures across 11 - that's right, 11 - yards. Oh, and a virtual Santa. | Forecast
 


Minn. Capitol tour guides train up as construction winds down

Training camp for state Capitol tour guides is nearly finished, and just in time. When the building reopens early next month, a crush of visitors is expected.

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Why did Andrew Carnegie give it all away?

A biographer of the industrialist disputes the idea that he wanted to atone for poor working conditions in the steel industry. | MPR News Presents

'Dawn of a new unified Republican government' coming in 2017

Republicans are planning an ambitious agenda in anticipation of controlling both the White House and Congress for the first time in a decade. | Election 2016

Aleppo city returns to full government control after 4 years

The Syrian city of Aleppo returned to government control Thursday after the last remaining opposition fighters and civilians evacuated, ending a four-year rebel hold over parts of the country.


 
 

Obama dumps registry for some immigrant men, mostly Muslims

The Obama administration said Thursday it is officially scrapping a post-9/11 requirement for immigrant men from predominantly Muslim countries to register with the federal government. | Trump: U.S. must 'greatly strengthen' nuclear capability

Addiction programs for women awarded more than $12 million in grants

The programs that received the funds range from outright treatment programs to organizations that help women get resources like stable housing that make it easier to stay sober.

Clinton wins popular vote by nearly 2.9 million

Hillary Clinton received nearly 2.9 million more votes than President-elect Donald Trump, giving her the largest popular vote margin of any losing presidential candidate. | Shades of 2000?

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