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Stories from November 30, 2018

Former football stars match up against Olympian curlers

Former football stars match up against Olympian curlers

If you've ever wondered whether pro football players can sweep, former Vikings defensive end Jared Allen will face off against the current Olympic gold medalist team today.
by Matt Mikus

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End in Mind -- The power of healing conversations

End in Mind is a unique, multi-layered community engagement project designed to inspire and motivate individuals and families across Minnesota to have meaningful conversations about living and dying well.
by MPR News Staff

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For the love of outdoor hockey

Given a choice between indoors and outdoors, an NHL team can't resist hockey the way it was meant to be played.
by Bob Collins

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Heroin dealer gets eight years in prison for fatal 2017 drug sale

Anthony West admitted that he sold heroin but stopped short of taking responsibility for causing the death of one of the people who injected the drug. The judge disagreed.
by Brandt Williams

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Prosecutors seek new murder charge against ex-Mpls. cop in Ruszczyk killing

Prosecutors seek new murder charge against ex-Mpls. cop in Ruszczyk killing

Hennepin County prosecutors are asking a judge to add an intentional second-degree murder charge against ex-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, who shot and killed 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk in July 2017.
by Riham Feshir

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Mpls. mayor vows to fire cop for racist 4th Precinct decorations

Mpls. mayor vows to fire cop for racist 4th Precinct decorations

An image of a Christmas tree at precinct headquarters covered with a pack of cigarettes, beer cans, police tape and a cup from Popeyes fast food chain is triggering anger inside City Hall. It's being described as a prank gone wrong.
by Nina Moini

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Minnesota DNR says Red River diversion decision at least a month away

Minnesota DNR says Red River diversion decision at least a month away

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says its decision on issuing permits for the Red River diversion project in the Fargo-Moorhead area should happen in late December or early January.
by Associated Press

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Powerful quakes buckle Alaska roads, trigger tsunami warning

Powerful quakes buckle Alaska roads, trigger tsunami warning

Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads Friday morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or take cover under desks.
by Associated Press

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Freddy Cole brings Christmas to Crooners Lounge this weekend

The 87-year-old singer and jazz pianist is the younger brother of the late Nat King Cole. His shows on Saturday and Sunday at Crooners are part of the venue's year-long tribute to his older brother, who would turn 100 this coming March.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Saturday snow: 2″ to 5″ likely MSP, 5″ to 10″ south

Saturday snow: 2″ to 5″ likely MSP, 5″ to 10″ south

Happy meteorological winter! December opens on a snowy note across southern Minnesota. Our first storm of meteorological winter brings heavy snow to the I-90 corridor. The Twin Cities rides the northern fringe of the significant snow zone. Here’s NOAA’s NAM 3 km resolution model sequence of events. This system looks plowable from the Twin Cities south all the way…
by Paul Huttner

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Trump Jr.'s 2017 testimony conflicts with Cohen's account of Russian talks

Trump Jr.'s 2017 testimony conflicts with Cohen's account of Russian talks

President Trump's son told the Senate that negotiations over a Trump Tower in Moscow concluded before his father's campaign took off. The president's former attorney said otherwise in court Thursday.
by Philip Ewing

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The horrible truth behind some heartwarming videos

The story of a school that had a high percentage of underserved students accepted into some of the nation's best universities was salve for the wounds of a wicked world. Who didn't feel good watching the viral videos of students checking whether they got accepted or not?
by Bob Collins

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It's been the coldest November since 2014

Approximately two-thirds of the days brought lower than normal temperatures.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Trump signs new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada

Trump signs new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada

President Trump signed the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement -- or USMCA -- in Buenos Aires Friday, using the backdrop of the G-20 Summit to resolve a trade crisis with America's closest neighbors.
by Bill Chappell

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Marriott says massive data breach compromised info of up to 500M

Marriott says massive data breach compromised info of up to 500M

Marriott says it's uncovered unauthorized access that's been taking place within its Starwood network since 2014. The information exposed includes credit card numbers, passport numbers and mailing addresses.
by The Associated Press

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Radio station dumps ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’

It seemed like a nice little song at one time until more men got educated about things like consent. Now, it's just creepy.
by Bob Collins

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Another drug crisis: Methamphetamine use by pregnant women

Another drug crisis: Methamphetamine use by pregnant women

As illegal meth use has made a comeback across the U.S., pregnant women have not been spared, doctors say. New research shows rural areas in the South, Midwest and West have been hit hardest.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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In comes winter, out go app-based electric scooters

In comes winter, out go app-based electric scooters

Bird and Lime, the two electric scooter companies that serve the Twin Cities, round up their fleets for the winter beginning Friday, ending a first-of-its kind mobility experiment.
by Tim Nelson

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Franken takes first steps back into public arena

Franken takes first steps back into public arena

The former "Saturday Night Live" funnyman released a podcast on health care this week, just days after a Thanksgiving Day Facebook post in which he mused how much he missed "being in the fight every day."
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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U of M volleyball team says they have the chemistry to do well in NCAA tournament

U of M volleyball team says they have the chemistry to do well in NCAA tournament

The Gophers are coming off their best conference record in school history. The perennially successful women's Gopher volleyball team has absolute dominance at home, going undefeated on their home court.
by Peter Cox

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The case of the cop who wouldn’t kill

As more and more mentally ill people are killed by the police who were called to help them, the case of Stephen Mader, a cop who was fired after not killing a man, has begged for more attention.
by Bob Collins

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Snow Saturday for southern Minn. and metro; highest totals south

Snow Saturday for southern Minn. and metro; highest totals south

Snow will probably begin in the Twin Cities metro area sometime Saturday afternoon and continue into Saturday night. Periods of lighter snow are expected Sunday morning. The far south metro area has the best chance of seeing 4 inches of snow, while the far north metro may see only an inch or so.
by Ron Trenda

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Wondering what to wear today? Stillwater’s Zach Carlsen isn’t

Zach Carlsen, of Stillwater, had a 'crazy idea' last year, he acknowledges. He'd wear the same outfit every day for a year as part of a personal mission to minimize the number of small decisions he makes every day and focus his energy on bigger things.
by Bob Collins

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Video: Deputy thought he would die in wildfire, so he turned on his body camera

Aaron Parmlet, a sheriff's deputy in Butte County, Calif. thought he was done for. The flames from the northern California wildfire were on all sides of him when his police car broke down. And he still hadn't found nurses he was sent to rescue.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 11/30/18

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

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Politics with Amy Walter on Takeaway Friday

Politics with Amy Walter on Takeaway Friday

Politics with Amy Walter on Friday Takeaway.

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What you need to know about the latest big news in the Mueller Russia investigation

What you need to know about the latest big news in the Mueller Russia investigation

A busy week has brought a flurry of twists and turns in the often difficult-to-understand story lines of the special counsel's investigation. Here's a breakdown of what happened and what it means.

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