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MPR Journalist Series: Angela Davis interviews 1A's Jenn White

MPR Journalist Series: Angela Davis interviews 1A's Jenn White

Jenn White became the new host of 1A this summer, and what a summer — and fall — it’s been. White spoke with MPR News host Angela Davis as part of the MPR Journalist Series.
by Angela Davis and Elizabeth Dunbar

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Majority of MPCA advisory group resigns in protest of agency’s Line 3 decision

Majority of MPCA advisory group resigns in protest of agency’s Line 3 decision

Twelve out of 17 members of an environmental justice group that advises the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency have resigned in protest of the agency’s decision last week to grant a key water quality permit to the controversial Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project. 
by Dan Kraker

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Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time to redistribute wealth?

Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time to redistribute wealth?

As nations around the world face a reckoning on racial and social justice and work to combat the economic impacts of the pandemic, we ask: Is it time to redistribute the wealth?
by MPR News Staff

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States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens

States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens

Between now and June 2022, state and local governments could be facing a shortfall or $400 billion or more by some estimates. But help is not expected anytime soon from a divided and lame-duck Congress.
by The Associated Press

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Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry

Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry

Now sold on Amazon: insulin and inhalers. The company said Tuesday that it has opened an online pharmacy, giving shoppers the chance to buy their medication on their phones and computers.
by The Associated Press

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What are the challenges of rebuilding Lake Street?

What are the challenges of rebuilding Lake Street?

More than half of the Lake Street businesses that were damaged during May’s civil unrest have been reopened, but a lot of work remains. What are the challenges confronted by business owners trying to rebuild? Host Angela Davis hears stories of both rebuilding success and frustrating roadblocks.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Michigan halts in-person classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges

Michigan halts in-person classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports in a bid to curb the state's spiking coronavirus cases.
by The Associated Press

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In effort to better serve Black customers, Target taps north Mpls. clothing designer

In effort to better serve Black customers, Target taps north Mpls. clothing designer

When the Target store on Lake Street in Minneapolis was damaged and shuttered during the unrest this summer, the company saw an opportunity. It set out to create a store that felt “overtly welcoming” to Black shoppers.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Vaccine could unlock trillions in spending, leading to 'Biden boom'

Vaccine could unlock trillions in spending, leading to 'Biden boom'

Pent-up demand from households that have been cooped up over the last eight months could drive a spending boom in the spring, providing a big boost to the economy.
by Scott Horsley

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