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A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change

A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change

The ruling revokes leases sold in the Gulf of Mexico, in the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. It says the Interior Department failed to consider the greenhouse gases it would produce.
by Nathan Rott

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Kyiv or Kiev? Why people disagree about how to pronounce the Ukrainian capital's name

Kyiv or Kiev? Why people disagree about how to pronounce the Ukrainian capital's name

What's the correct way to call a foreign city — by its English name, if it has one, or by its name in the local language? For the people involved, it can be a serious matter entwined with geopolitics.
by Jerome Socolovsky

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Friday is MN deadline to apply for help with rent

Friday is MN deadline to apply for help with rent

Demand has picked up for COVID-19-related rental assistance, so state officials have set this Friday at 9 p.m. as the deadline for people to apply for help.
by Brian Bakst

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Food cupboards at MN community colleges address hunger and declining enrollment

Food cupboards at MN community colleges address hunger and declining enrollment

Every public two-year college in Minnesota now has a food pantry where students can get free groceries. Sahan Journal reporter Becky Dernbach told host Cathy Wurzer it’s part of an effort to combat student hunger and declining enrollment.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Lindsay Guentzel

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How to spend less when everything costs more

How to spend less when everything costs more

We’re paying about 90 cents more per gallon of gas compared to a year ago. Inflation hit 7 percent last year overall, affecting everything from food to furniture. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with personal finance experts about how to save money when consumer goods cost more. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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