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Flight Attendant: 'I Have No Idea' When We're Landing

Investigation continues into errant Northwest flight

Oct 23, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The passengers aboard the Northwest flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles—possibly while the pilots napped—didn't have a clue anything was amiss beyond a nagging sense that the flight was taking a long time. One tells the Star Tribune that he asked about it, and a... More »

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Minneapolis • Northwest Airlines • San Diego • aviation • air travel • Minneapolis airport • pilot fatigue • Air National Guard • pilots

TRAVEL

 Best Layover Mini-Vacations 

Who needs the boring airport when you can get out and explore?

Sep 14, 09 5:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stuck with a long layover? You don’t have to idle in the airport. Condé Nast Traveler presents its readers' best suggestions for killing an hour or 4:
  • Honolulu: Take a 25-minute cab ride to Waikiki Beach to enjoy the sand, surf, and views of Diamond Head
... More »

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Minneapolis • San Francisco • London • Los Angeles • Singapore • airport • Honolulu • Vancouver • Jay-ZTV

Drivers Call LA Commute Nation's Most 'Painful'  

City tops IBM's 'commuter pain index'

Sep 4, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angelenos may have fun in the sun, but they suffer the worst commutes, Reuters reports. An IBM survey of 4,446 motorists found that LA commuters ranked their morning drive highest on a "commuter pain index," which measures traffic, stress, anger, and other factors. Though Los Angeles... More »

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Minneapolis • San Francisco • Chicago • Atlanta • New York • Dallas • Miami • Los Angeles • commute • commuting • drivers • Minneapolis-St. Paul

How Twin Cities' 'Best' Somali Youth Ended Up Jihadis

Islamist sympathies take promising men from Minneapolis to Mogadishu

Jul 12, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - For a group of young Americans, the path to an al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group in Somalia led through the Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis, where one planned to become a doctor; another, an entrepreneur. But now the students are at the center of what may be the most pressing domestic... More »

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Somalia • terrorism • Minneapolis • FBI • jihad • Ethiopia • Islamist

 NYC Ranks No. 1 
 in Road Rage 

City's drivers are angriest in the US

Jun 16, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York drivers are the most aggressive and angry in the US, an annual road rage survey finds. Gotham cut off Miami, which had zoomed to the top of the list the past 4 years, Reuters reports. "New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms,"... More »

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Minneapolis • cell phones • Atlanta • Cleveland • New York • Detroit • Dallas • road rage • Miami • driving • Portland, Oregon • driver distraction

(Newser) - Prince’s new album, Lotusflow3r, is actually three separate discs: two by the Purple One and one by his protégé, Bria Valente, all for sale exclusively at Target for $11.98. And depending on who you ask, that’s a good deal—or not.
  • Jody Rosen is thrilled
... More »

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Minneapolis • rock and roll • Prince • music review • album • funk • Lotusflow3r • Bria Valente

(Newser) - New York may be America's cultural capital, but Seattle and Minneapolis top the list as the nation's most literate cities, reports LiveScience.  The rankings are based on newspaper, magazine, and online news readership, library usage, book purchases, and educational levels. The two cities also topped the list last year.... More »

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newspaper • Minneapolis • San Francisco • Atlanta • Boston • Washington DC • Denver • St. Louis • literacy • libraries • Seattle • Cincinnati • book • online newspapers • Portland, Oregon • readership • St Paul • Central Connecticut State University • Jack Miller

 Will: 'We Got to 
 Help Each Other' 

Actor hits Midwest to promote film, charity

Dec 14, 08 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Will Smith has a message for fans in these dismal economic times: “You got to help somebody.” He issued his plea as he promoted his new film Seven Pounds at a rare Minnesota premiere, which also raised money for a charity that delivers holiday meals. More »

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Hollywood • Minneapolis • film • charity • donation • fundraiser • tour • Will Smith

 Minneapolis Greets New Bridge 

Drivers queued up to see collapsed bridge replacement

Sep 18, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Festive honks awoke Minneapolis today as first responders to last year's bridge collapse led a procession over its newly-minted replacement. Drivers waved and passengers snapped photos as they rode over the 10-lane interstate at a creeping 10mph. Traffic was backed up for a mile after the bridge opened at 5am... More »

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Minneapolis • construction • Minnesota • bridge collapse • Interstate 35

Craig Pushes
to Withdraw Guilty Plea

Senator skips court hearing, which centers on mail-in document

Sep 10, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Larry Craig's lawyers asked a state appeals court today to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct charges. The prosecutor argued that the senator, who did not appear today, waived his right to a trial by using a mail-in form to enter a plea after being busted... More »

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Minneapolis • court • Larry Craig • disorderly conduct • Minneapolis airport • political scandal

At Muted RNC, Cindy, Laura Plead for Gustav Aid

Focus on Gustav keeps mood subdued, 'party free'

Sep 2, 08 2:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP convention kicked off yesterday with the most subdued opening anybody can remember, Wayne Slater writes in the Dallas Morning News. The focus was firmly on Hurricane Gustav, Politico reports, and Cindy McCain and Laura Bush stepped in to appeal for aid for storm victims—in lieu of canceled... More »

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Minneapolis • Republican • Republican Party • Hurricane Gustav • Republican National Convention

 Cops Bust
 'Anarchists'
 Before GOP
 Convention

Free-speech advocates blast action ahead of RNC

Aug 31, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota county cops raided protest organization sites to stop what authorities called an "anarchist plot" to disrupt the Republican National Convention. The police action triggered an angry response from activists and free speech advocates. Supplied with information from police infiltrators, cops battered down doors and busted five activists in... More »

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Minneapolis • St. Paul • protesters • Minneapolis-St. Paul • Anarchist Cookbook • Republican National Convention

 Ron Paul Fans
 Stage Their Own Party

Ronstock '08 a poke in the eye for the RNC

Aug 30, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Ronvoys" have begun converging on Minneapolis, where Ron Paul supporters plan to gather in a convention near to, but separate from, the Republican hullaboo in St. Paul. Nearly 10,000 anti-war, anti-taxes, anti-big-government, and pro-personal-liberties revelers plan to attend the Rally for the Republic, otherwise known as Ronstock '08,... More »

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Minneapolis • Ron Paul • Libertarian Party • convention • Republican National Convention

 Paul Plans His Own Convention 

His gathering, also in Minn., takes place on second day of GOP convention

Jun 10, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain won’t be the only GOP candidate throwing himself a party in Minnesota the first week of September—libertarian-leaning Ron Paul will host a mini-convention of his own in Minneapolis. Paul's gathering will take place on the second day of the Republican convention, just a few exits down... More »

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John McCain • Minneapolis • Ron Paul • St. Paul • Republican National Convention

 Hospitals Can't  Handle Terror Attack: Study

Trauma centers couldn't treat influx of victims

May 6, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hospitals in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and other major US cities don't have the emergency room capacity to handle even a moderate terrorist attack, a congressional committee says. A survey last month of 34 hospitals revealed they could not handle a sudden surge of trauma victims, a situation described... More »

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terrorism • Minneapolis • Chicago • Washington DC • New York • Denver • Los Angeles • emergency room • Houston • emergency responders • terrorist attack • National Center for Disaster Preparedness • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Minn., Bridge Victims Strike $38M Compensation Deal

Victims eligible for $400K apiece

May 2, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota will establish two funds totaling $38 million to compensate victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people last summer, the Star Tribune reports. One pool allows victims up to $400,000 each; the other provides those "extraordinarily impacted" by the collapse with extra funds for medical... More »

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Minneapolis • Minnesota • bridge collapse • bridge • settlement • compensation • disaster

 America's 10 Cleanest Cities 

Forbes picks top 10

Mar 26, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Clean air and water makes for happy city dwellers, and clean streets help attract tourists—and businesses. Forbes went coast-to-coast to pick the 10 cleanest big cities in America. The Sunshine State led the way, with four entries:
  1. Miami, Fla.
  2. Seattle, Wash.
  3. Jacksonville, Fla.
  4. Orlando,
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Minneapolis • San Francisco • Miami • list • San Jose • Seattle • Tampa • Jacksonville • cities • Oklahoma City

America's 10 Underrated Cities

Smaller US locales are undiscovered and packed with ambience

Mar 5, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Already done the all-star US cities like New York and LA? Try one of these underappreciated destinations from MSNBC:
  1. Baltimore: Bag some blue crab in the Inner Harbor and check out 300 years of history.
  2. Fort Lauderdale: Take advantage of great shopping and awesome upscale beaches.
  3. Houston:
... More »

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Minneapolis • Kansas City • Sacramento • Louisville • Houston • Baltimore • Pittsburgh • Portland • Providence • Fort Lauderdale

UPDATED

Bridge Had Fatal Design Flaw

Feds expected to report inadequate plates

Jan 15, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The Minneapolis bridge that failed last summer, killing 13 people, had fatal design flaws, the NTSB announced today. Steel gusset plates that held together beams on the eight-lane bridge were half the thickness they should have been, investigators found. While the agency didn't say the gusset plates caused the collapse,... More »

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Minneapolis • Mississippi River • bridge collapse • bridge • I 35W bridge

Survey: Minneapolis the Most Literate US City

Researchers looked at 69 major metropolitan areas

Dec 29, 07 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - New York may be the US city with the most literary pretensions, but the nation's most literate city it's not, a new survey finds. Minneapolis takes the honors as most literate large metropolitan area in a Central Connecticut State University survey reported in LiveScience. The nine runners-up are, in order:... More »

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Internet • Minneapolis • publishing • literacy • libraries

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