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October 5, 2022 6:19 PM

Foraging food from our landscape

The temperatures have dropped. The leaves are changing. And people across Minnesota are getting outdoors to savor the season — but Alan Bergo really savors it. He goes by “The Forager Chef.” He’s built a career on plucking food from our landscape and turning it into gourmet dishes. He says you can do it, too.

by Catharine Richert and Megan Burks

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October 5, 2022 4:46 AM

OPEC+ is expected to cut oil production as it seeks to boost the price

Wednesday's meeting of the 24 OPEC+ oil-producing countries comes when much of the world is battling soaring energy costs. A cut in oil production is backed by Saudi Arabia and could benefit Russia.

by Jackie Northam

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October 4, 2022 4:29 PM

The man who wrote the Onion's Supreme Court brief takes parody very seriously

The satirical site submitted a 23-page brief to the Supreme Court in support of a First Amendment case. Mike Gillis, The Onion writer who authored the brief, tells NPR why parody is worth defending.

by Rachel Treisman

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October 4, 2022 12:30 PM

Matchmaking: what it takes to connect military veterans with open jobs

Minnesota is facing an extremely tight workforce and businesses are looking towards a number of creative solutions to find and hire more employees. Amy Johnson, military spouse and the founder and president of a workforce solutions business for greater Minnesota, speaks with host Cathy Wurzer about her work training employers how to effectively manage military vets who are looking for civilian work.

by Ellen Finn and Cathy Wurzer

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October 4, 2022 10:25 AM

U.S. job openings sink amid higher rates and slower growth

The number of available jobs in the U.S. plummeted in August compared with July, a sign that businesses may pull back further on hiring and potentially cool chronically high inflation.

by The Associated Press

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October 3, 2022 10:20 AM

More than 1 million Minnesotans will get $487 in pandemic bonuses

The money is from a pool of $500 million set aside by the Legislature and governor for bonuses to those who worked in health care, child care, retail, food processing and other professions where working from home in the pandemic wasn’t an option.

by Brian Bakst

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September 30, 2022 10:00 AM

The return of dream vacations and bucket list travel

Are you done with waiting to take that dream vacation? MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how and why people are booking their “bucket list” adventures and how the pandemic changed travel.

by Angela Davis and Matthew Alvarez

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September 29, 2022 4:00 AM

Financial markets are a mess around the world. Big investors have someone to blame.

Customarily, the Fed and other central banks do as much as they can to keep markets calm and keep the economy on track. But now they're seen as the ones stoking volatility.

by David Gura