Nancy YangWhenever I feel sad — and there is plenty to feel sad about right now — I look to the world’s most perfect creature. What would dog do? They would jump in leaves, that’s what. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
By Nancy Yang
Nancy Yang is a digital producer for MPR News.
It turns out the hamburglar is a dog named Princess. Read more →
If ever there was a #FF, this is it. Read more →
The stuffed donkey went missing while 10-year-old William Ihle and his family were traveling on spring break. William has a rare genetic disorder and Eeyore has been his “comfort for every scary crappy thing he has fought since he was 18 months old,” his mother said. Read more →
This season’s Bachelor is no longer welcome in Minnesota after what he did to Prior Lake’s Becca Kufrin. Read more →
Wait, what? How does American Adam Rippon skate a clean program and then finish third behind Canada’s Patrick Chan and Russian athlete Mikhail Kolyada — two guys who fell during their programs? Twitter did not understand. Here’s what happened. Read more →
The Yankees are in a funk right now, so their broadcasters need something to talk about, right? Read more →
Richfield-based Best Buy is apologizing after being accused of price gouging Harvey victims. A photo of one of its Texas stores selling a case of water for nearly $43 went went viral Tuesday. One Houston resident sent me a pic of water he saw being sold for *$42* at a nearby Best Buy. They were Read more →
You know it’s bad when the National Weather Service has to add a whole new color or two to its map depicting how much rain has fallen in southeastern Texas. #Harvey in perspective. So much rain has fallen, we've had to update the color charts on our graphics in order to effectively map it. pic.twitter.com/Su7x2K1uuz Read more →
The devastation from the effects of Hurricane — now Tropical Storm — Harvey is still unfolding in Texas. Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Brock Long said that 50 counties in Texas are affected by the flooding and that a tremendous amount of rainfall is in the cards for southwest Louisiana, The Associated Press reported. The Read more →
ESPN says the decision was made “collectively.” Read more →
Protip: It’s usually not a good idea to brag on social media about how wealthy you are and then mock someone for not being as rich as you. Louise Linton, the wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, found that out the hard way after being criticized for an Instagram post in which she hashtagged basically Read more →
So there’s this total solar eclipse thing happening across the United States today but we don’t care anymore — a dog just casually went grocery shopping over the weekend and we can’t stop watching the video. I'm still shook pic.twitter.com/TPYLRNHDP0 — ashleen🌺 (@ashleenn_) August 20, 2017 This is going to be the real distraction today.
Today’s the day the total solar eclipse distracts America from, well, everything. The better-enjoy-it-now spectacle will cost the United States almost $700 million in lost productivity during the “roughly 20 minutes that outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas estimates workers will take out of their workday on Monday to stretch their legs, head outside the office and Read more →
It’s been a good week for Minnesota viral videos. Not one but two videos involving Minnesotans have racked up thousands of views online. Read more →