During a recent military parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught on a hot mic saying to Xi Jinping, his Communist Chinese counterpart, “Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger … Continued
Thought-provoking reading today. A woman with a high-profile job has her life turned upside-down by a stalker and two widows tell of how their husbands died and their ways through grief. “What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder … Continued
ANDREA BEATY: Discusses her new picture book, “Billie Jean Peet, Athlete,” latest in her Questioneers series. 6 p.m. Thursday, Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul. NIDHI CHANANI: Introduces “Super Boba Cafe: Home Sea Home,” latest in her graphic … Continued
In what’s become something of a ritual, members of Congress have lately been holding news conferences calling for stricter limits on their own stock trading. Americans love this idea, yet the bills have so far gone nowhere. Here’s hoping common … Continued
Over the past few months, 85 county fair gates have opened across Minnesota’s 87 counties. The only exceptions? Sparsely populated Cook County on the North Shore, whose fair faded away more than a decade ago, and Ramsey County. This county … Continued
With the federal government now the largest shareholder of Intel, an ostensibly private company, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wants you to know that “This is not socialism.” But if public ownership of the means of production isn’t socialism, what is? … Continued