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Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time for slavery reparations?

Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time for slavery reparations?

A top aide to President Joe Biden recently said that the White House will “start acting now” on reparations for African Americans. Some say it’s long overdue. Reparations, they say, are important to start to address the moral injury slavery inflicted. Others say direct payments to African Americans will divide the Black community, exaggerate racial tensions and prove impossible to administer.
by MPR News Staff

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Biden showcases COVID aid to small businesses

Biden showcases COVID aid to small businesses

During his visit to a small, minority-owned business in suburban Philadelphia, the president underscored that the huge relief package was passed without any help from Republican lawmakers as he sought to highlight how the bill will help small businesses imperiled by the public health crisis.
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Across the internet, a game of Whac-A-Mole is underway to root out extremism

Across the internet, a game of Whac-A-Mole is underway to root out extremism

How are alternative platforms, where extremist ideology and disinformation thrive, monitored? Can we ever really root out extremism in the virtual space or will the targets just keep jumping around?
by Tim Mak

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Eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, food plant workers have mixed feelings about them

Eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, food plant workers have mixed feelings about them

Almost a year after COVID-19 surged through Minnesota’s food processing workforce, plant employees are now on the priority list for vaccination. One group is trying to find out why people may hesitate.
by Hannah Yang

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As precious metals prices soar, Minnesota becomes hot spot for catalytic converter thefts

As precious metals prices soar, Minnesota becomes hot spot for catalytic converter thefts

There's something more valuable than gold attached to the bottom of your car — and it's sparking a crime wave in Minnesota and across the country. Catalytic converters contain trace amounts of precious metals, including rhodium, which in early March peaked at nearly $30,000 per ounce.
by Dan Kraker

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Health economist Len Nichols on the ongoing need for health reform and equity

Health economist Len Nichols on the ongoing need for health reform and equity

In a year-long global pandemic, people are more concerned than ever with their own health care, and how to afford it. And many people are concerned about making it affordable to everyone. Health economist Len Nichols has been working on this for close to three decades, and he shared his ideas at a recent University of Minnesota Humphrey School event.
by MPR News Staff

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As second year of emergency begins, GOP again pushes to limit Walz powers

As second year of emergency begins, GOP again pushes to limit Walz powers

Even as DFL Gov. Tim Walz relaxes some long-standing COVID-19 restrictions, Republicans in the Legislature sought once again to limit the emergency powers he has used during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Brian Bakst

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How the COVID relief bill could help reshape the finances of American families

How the COVID relief bill could help reshape the finances of American families

Included in the bill is a provision that provides many parents an allowance of $250 a month for each child and $300 for kids under 6. Although set to last only through this year, many experts see it as a potentially game-changing initiative to fight poverty.
by Scott Horsley

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Defense Production Act speeds up vaccine production -- though it's hard to track

Defense Production Act speeds up vaccine production -- though it's hard to track

A 1950 law allows the government to award contracts that take priority over all others for national defense. During the pandemic, the law has been used to defend the country against the coronavirus.
by Sydney Lupkin

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