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Stories from October 22, 2018

Trans people say they #WontBeErased, as Trump administration mulls defining 'sex'

Trans people say they #WontBeErased, as Trump administration mulls defining 'sex'

"The agency's proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with," The New York Times reported. Reaction was swift.

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Delta wants to fly MSP to Shanghai in 2020

Delta wants to fly MSP to Shanghai in 2020

Delta Air Lines wants to add nonstop service from its Twin Cities hub to Shanghai, China, starting in 2020, operating the flights with the new Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
by Bill Catlin

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Checking in on the race for AG in Minnesota

Checking in on the race for AG in Minnesota

The race between DFL Rep. Keith Ellison and Republican Doug Wardlow is heating up. What does each candidate bring to the table?
by Kerri Miller

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Immigration and the midterm elections

How is immigration coming up in the midterm elections in Minnesota, and around the nation?
by Kerri Miller and Manda Lillie

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Ask the candidates: 8th District candidates Stauber and Radinovich debate

Ask the candidates: 8th District candidates Stauber and Radinovich debate

The race to represent Minnesota's 8th District is one of the most hotly contested Congressional contests in the country. The frontrunners in the race will meet for a debate in MPR's UBS Forum on Friday, Oct. 26.
by MPR News Staff

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Sheriff seeks 2 'vehicles of interest' in Jayme Closs disappearance

Sheriff seeks 2 'vehicles of interest' in Jayme Closs disappearance

The northwestern Wisconsin teen whose parents were found shot to death in their home has been missing for a week. Besides looking for the vehicles, authorities say they'll use 2,000 volunteers for an evidence search Tuesday.
by Matt Sepic

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Joachim Roenneberg, who sabotaged Nazis' nuclear hopes, dies at 99

Joachim Roenneberg, who sabotaged Nazis' nuclear hopes, dies at 99

Roenneberg was just 23 when his team of resistance fighters parachuted into a mountain range in Norway. They skied to a plant making heavy water and blew Hitler's atomic plans off-schedule.
by Bill Chappell

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Could North Dakota be the next state to legalize marijuana?

Could North Dakota be the next state to legalize marijuana?

North Dakotans will vote soon on Measure 3: a proposed law to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older while expunging convictions for marijuana-related crimes.
by Cody Nelson

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Tall Heights to play the Turf Club in St. Paul

The band is led by Paul Wright and Tim Harrington, who met in high school and developed their vocal harmonies one summer while busking on the streets of Boston.
by MPR News Staff

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Why forests are crucial for reining in climate change

Why forests are crucial for reining in climate change

Just before the United Nations issued life-or-death warning the world needs to cut drastically its greenhouse gas emissions, a group of scientists made the case for why addressing deforestation is just as important as curbing fossil fuel use.
by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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Trump says he's reducing Central American aid over migrants

Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador received a combined more than $500 million in funding from the U.S. in fiscal year 2017, though it was not immediately clear how much Trump is seeking to cut.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis Fed tackles education this week

Fifteen years after a landmark study on the benefits of early childhood education, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis convenes experts to talk about innovation in education.
by Bill Catlin

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Can't find an affordable home? Try living in a pod

Can't find an affordable home? Try living in a pod

Co-living projects are popping up in cities where housing costs are too expensive for middle-income residents. It's dorm life for adults, with shared kitchens and bathrooms, and it doesn't come cheap.
by Anna Scott

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A new prescription for depression: Join a team and get sweaty

A new prescription for depression: Join a team and get sweaty

Most people who struggle with depression and anxiety have heard that exercise is a mood-booster. But exercising with friends, especially playing a team sport, may help even more.
by Sasa Woodruff

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In Khashoggi case: Saudi calls, 'body double' after killing

In Khashoggi case: Saudi calls, 'body double' after killing

A man appearing to wear Jamal Khashoggi's clothes left the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul following his killing there, according to a surveillance video, while a member of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's entourage made four calls to the royal's office around the same time, reports said.
by The Associated Press

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Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken dies at 94

Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken dies at 94

It was the science fiction film "Frankenstein" that inspired Bakken to become an electrical engineer. He co-founded the medical device company out of a northeast Minneapolis garage in 1949.
by Martin Moylan

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The U.S. imports this bee by the gallon. Why can't we raise our own?

The U.S. imports this bee by the gallon. Why can't we raise our own?

Students and researchers in Fargo have been studying a species of bee that's key to growing alfalfa throughout the U.S. This bee has helped increase the seed production of the crop, yet the insect has trouble adapting to life in the United States.
by Matt Mikus

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Daily Digest: New poll in Senate, governor races

Some Minnesota political items in the news that you may have missed over the weekend.
by Mike Mulcahy

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What’s on MPR News – 10/22/18

What’s on MPR News – 10/22/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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The Democracy Test: 'Checks and Balances'

The Democracy Test: 'Checks and Balances'

The Democracy Test, episode 5 "Checks and Balances." What we can learn from previous periods of political paralysis.

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The Beastie Boys on their hip-hop journey and missing Adam Yauch

The Beastie Boys on their hip-hop journey and missing Adam Yauch

Adam Horovitz (aka Ad-Rock) and Mike Diamond (Mike D) of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys talk about their new book, which is largely a love letter to their late band mate, Adam 'MCA' Yauch. Plus they reflect on growing up in 1980s New York City and how they gained respect in hip-hop.

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New poll: Klobuchar, Smith lead in Minnesota Senate races

New poll: Klobuchar, Smith lead in Minnesota Senate races

A new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows DFL Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith leading their Republican opponents in races where health care looms large. Smith is in a much tighter contest.
by Mark Zdechlik and Briana Bierschbach

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Attorney general hopefuls debate who is extreme

Attorney General candidates Keith Ellison, a DFLer, and Doug Wardlow, a Republican, went hard at each other's record and character during a televised debate.
by Brian Bakst

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