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Stories from January 19, 2019

Major storms -- and no pay for federal weather forecasters

Major storms -- and no pay for federal weather forecasters

Despite the shutdown, the National Weather Service is putting out forecasts and helping local officials prepare for dangerous weather, even as employees worry about making ends meet at home.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Snow reports from southern Minnesota

A winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow across parts of southern Minnesota from Friday into Saturday.
by MPR News Staff

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Women's March draws crowds in Washington, St. Paul

Women's March draws crowds in Washington, St. Paul

Amid internal controversies and a capital city deeply distracted by the partial government shutdown, the third Women's March returned to Washington on Saturday. Thousands of marchers also gathered at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Diocese apologizes after students mock Native Americans at Washington rally

Diocese apologizes after students mock Native Americans at Washington rally

A Roman Catholic diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys' high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington.
by Associated Press

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Trump salutes remains of 4 Americans killed in Syria attack

Trump salutes remains of 4 Americans killed in Syria attack

President Trump traveled to Delaware's Dover Air Force Base on Saturday to pay his respects to the returning remains of four Americans who were killed this week in a suicide bomb attack in Syria.
by Associated Press

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Feds urged to extend comment period on mineral leases near Boundary Waters

Feds urged to extend comment period on mineral leases near Boundary Waters

There are only a few more days left to weigh in on the Trump administration's recent proposal to renew two controversial mineral leases on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters.
by Dan Kraker

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Morphine, with a side of grief counseling: Nursing students learn how to handle death

Morphine, with a side of grief counseling: Nursing students learn how to handle death

Research has found that university curriculum for nurses often goes light on one of life's universal experiences -- dying. So some colleges have gone to new lengths to make the training more meaningful.
by Blake Farmer

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Arctic chill continues; Monday and Tuesday snow chances

Arctic chill continues; Monday and Tuesday snow chances

Saturday night into Sunday will be very cold across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Low temps Saturday night into early Sunday are expected reach the teens and 20s below zero over central and northern Minnesota: Wind chill temps are projected to be in the -40 to -50 range in much of northeastern Minnesota, prompting a wind…
by Ron Trenda

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She wanted to be the perfect mom -- then landed in a psychiatric unit

She wanted to be the perfect mom -- then landed in a psychiatric unit

Postpartum psychosis is rare, but very real, doctors say. And, unlike in some European nations, most U.S. moms who need inpatient psychiatric care can't bring along their babies, adding to the trauma.
by April Dembosky

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More than 60 dead in Mexico pipeline explosion

More than 60 dead in Mexico pipeline explosion

Residents of Tlahuelilpan, north of Mexico City, had gathered around an illegally tapped pipeline to collect fuel when it burst into flames.
by Ian Stewart

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The world loses Minnesota’s ‘Mad Hugger’

Around the time Robert T. Smith, the Minneapolis Tribune columnist, gave him his nickname, Plut began to realize he wasn’t just a college professor; he was a beloved college professor.
by Bob Collins

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Parts of northern Minnesota drop into 30s, 40s below zero

Parts of northern Minnesota drop into 30s, 40s below zero

The National Weather Service relayed a report of 42 degrees below zero at Kabetogama in northern St. Louis County. A weather station in Togo reported a low of 40 below.
by Andrew Krueger

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Trump offers a 'Dreamers' deal in exchange for border wall

Trump offers a 'Dreamers' deal in exchange for border wall

In a bid to break the shutdown impasse and fund his long-promised border wall, President Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protection for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. But while Trump cast the move as a "common-sense compromise," Democrats were quick to dismiss it at a "non-starter."
by Associated Press

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A dip below zero!; recap of Friday snow totals plus the chilly weekend forecast

A dip below zero!; recap of Friday snow totals plus the chilly weekend forecast

We finally did it! Shortly before 8 this Saturday morning, the temperature dipped below zero at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport: This sets a new record (Jan. 19) for the latest first sub-zero reading of winter in the Twin Cities. According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office, January 18 is the previous date of our latest first…
by Ron Trenda

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At Lincoln Memorial, students mock Native American

At Lincoln Memorial, students mock Native American

If history is any guide, these school students mocking a Native American elder on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial will be identified and claim they were just joking and, hey, what's the matter with you that you can't take a joke in America anymore?
by Bob Collins

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Snowstorm totals; the cold facts about this weekend

Snowstorm totals; the cold facts about this weekend

Friday’s snowstorm was memorable in much of southern Minnesota. Latest snowfall totals: 11" of snow was reported 5 miles west of Clarks Grove (north of Albert Lea). Photo attached. In addition, 10" of snow was reported in Sherburn (west of Fairmont). #mnwx pic.twitter.com/u95T6aY68n — NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) January 19, 2019 Here are a few…
by Ron Trenda

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There's no rest for anyone in 'The Dreamers'

There's no rest for anyone in 'The Dreamers'

Karen Thompson Walker's new novel imagines a pandemic that puts victims into a deep sleep, giving them strange dreams from which they may not wake up -- and panicking those still awake.
by Melissa Block

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Mueller's office says BuzzFeed report inaccurate

Mueller's office says BuzzFeed report inaccurate

Spokesperson Peter Carr says, "BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the Special Counsel's Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen's Congressional testimony are not accurate."
by Associated Press

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