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Stories from February 19, 2019

Are movies getting better?

Are movies getting better?

Spoiler Alert: An economist has evidence that we're in a golden age of cinema.
by Greg Rosalsky

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Fond du Lac band angry over response to coal train spill

The band says it took four hours for Burlington Northern Santa Fe to notify the tribe Saturday, when 40 train cars overturned, spilling coal onto the frozen surface of the St. Louis River.
by Dan Kraker

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Trump the pundit handicaps 2020 Democratic contenders

Trump the pundit handicaps 2020 Democratic contenders

Kamala Harris had the best campaign rollout. Amy Klobuchar's snowy debut showed grit. Elizabeth Warren's opening campaign video was a bit odd. Take it from an unlikely armchair pundit sizing up the 2020 Democratic field: President Trump.
by Associated Press

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Environmental group seeks EPA documents on Minnesota mine

Environmental group seeks EPA documents on Minnesota mine

A Minnesota environmental group filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday, seeking to force it to make public the concerns its specialists have expressed about a copper-nickel mine in the northeast of the state.
by Associated Press

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West Virginia's education bill dies as teachers strike

West Virginia's education bill dies as teachers strike

The bill was postponed indefinitely 53-45 in West Virginia's House of Delegates. Educators opposed charter schools and a new voucher system in a strike that came a year after the last walkout.
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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White House plan to stop HIV faces a tough road in Oklahoma

White House plan to stop HIV faces a tough road in Oklahoma

Trump's plan includes a focus on fighting HIV in the rural Midwest and South. But there are doubts in Oklahoma, where the state's uninsured rate and stigmatization of HIV are high.
by Jackie Fortier

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Thousands rally in France to oppose recent anti-Semitic acts

Thousands rally in France to oppose recent anti-Semitic acts

Rallies against anti-Semitism attracted crowds of thousands in Paris and other French cities Tuesday following a series of aggressive acts with Jewish targets, including a cemetery where about 80 gravestones were spray-painted with swastikas overnight.
by Associated Press

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Trump says he has 'absolute right' to declare emergency

Trump says he has 'absolute right' to declare emergency

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he expected to do "very well," against the suit, adding that he had an "absolute right" to make the declaration.
by Associated Press

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1 Minnesotan dead, 2 hurt in southern Idaho crash

Idaho State Police say two people are dead and two others were flown to a regional hospital after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 84 in southern Idaho Monday night.
by Associated Press

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Roger Stone ordered to appear in court following post that criticized judge

Roger Stone ordered to appear in court following post that criticized judge

Judge Amy Berman Jackson has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, during which Stone must show cause as to why she shouldn't alter the gag order she has imposed or reconsider Stone's bail.

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Trump officials tried to rush nuclear technology to Saudis, House panel finds

Trump officials tried to rush nuclear technology to Saudis, House panel finds

Whistleblowers told the Oversight committee that efforts by some national security officials to try to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to the Saudi government potentially violated the law.
by Tim Mak

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Teaching about racism: Does iconic literature help or hurt?

"To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Huckleberry Finn" are no longer on class reading lists in Duluth Public Schools because of concerns about language and relevance. Should they have a place in teaching about history and racism?
by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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INDIgenesis is back at The Walker

The film festival centered around Native American filmmakers is underway in Minneapolis.
by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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Walz budget: big gas tax hike; more money for schools, health, roads

Walz budget: big gas tax hike; more money for schools, health, roads

Gov. Tim Walz said his budget proposal unveiled Tuesday would make "significant strides" lowering health care costs and improving education statewide. But a key Republican derided it as a plan to turn Minnesota into a "cold California."
by Briana Bierschbach and Brian Bakst

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What does Bernie Sanders bring to the party?

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that he will be running for president again in 2020. How will he set himself apart from other Democratic candidates?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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'Grandfather of climate science' Wallace Broecker dies at 87

'Grandfather of climate science' Wallace Broecker dies at 87

Broecker was an early advocate for reducing fossil fuels to avoid the disruptive effects of climate change and brought the term "global warming" into the mainstream.

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Poll: 6-10 disapprove of Trump's declaration of a national emergency

Poll: 6-10 disapprove of Trump's declaration of a national emergency

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds the majority of Americans oppose the president's national emergency declaration, don't believe there is an emergency and believe Trump's misusing his power.

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‘Big Booby,’ ‘Big Booty’ cheerleader awards just a joke, Wis. coach insists

The awards for biggest breast, biggest rear end, and thinnest body were handed out at last spring's award before the American Civil Liberties Union sent a formal letter to Tremper High School today warning that it might sue for sexual harassment.
by Bob Collins

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Debut album from supergroup Our Native Daughters drops Friday

The four women comprising the folk group Our Native Daughters have all found success as solo artists, and they all play the banjo. Now, they've come together to record an album reflecting on the lives of African-American women.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court bench after lung cancer surgery

Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court bench after lung cancer surgery

The justice has been recovering at home since late December. She missed January's oral-argument days but participated in those 11 cases based on written briefs and transcripts of the arguments.
by Nina Totenberg

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Gov. Walz's budget sets the stage for spending debate at the state Capitol

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checked in with MPR News political reporter Briana Bierschbach for a preview of the governor's budget announcement — and what we can expect from the state Legislature after the proposal is unveiled.
by Cathy Wurzer and Briana Bierschbach

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Good news, Robbinsdale kids: ‘Poetry and the Age’ is back on the shelf

We're more than a little interested in whether the unnamed person in the Robbinsdale Cooper High School Class of '71 ever amounted to anything now that she's come forward with her overdue copy of Poetry and the Age.
by Bob Collins

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I owe how much? Americans shocked by impact of new tax law

I owe how much? Americans shocked by impact of new tax law

The first tax filing season under the new federal tax law is proving to be surprising, confusing -- and occasionally frightening --for some Americans, especially those accustomed to getting money back from the government.
by The Associated Press

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Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died

Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died

Lagerfeld was of the most hardworking figures in the fashion world holding down the top design jobs at LVMH-owned luxury label Fendi from 1977, and Paris' family-owned power-house Chanel in 1983.
by The Associated Press

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Bernie Sanders enters 2020 presidential campaign, no longer an underdog

Bernie Sanders enters 2020 presidential campaign, no longer an underdog

The Vermont independent became an ideological leader in the Democratic Party after his 2016 campaign against Hillary Clinton. He faces a far more crowded and liberal field this time.
by Scott Detrow

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Supermoon? Super meh

Supermoon? Super meh

The notion of a Super Moon wasn't even a "thing" until March 2011, when the moon came within 123 miles of the closest its ever been to earth
by Bob Collins

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Official: Deputy AG Rosenstein expected to depart in March

Official: Deputy AG Rosenstein expected to depart in March

The White House is expected to name a replacement for Rod Rosenstein this week. Rosenstein's departure had been expected with the confirmation of William Barr as attorney general last week.
by The Associated Press

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What if every day was 4/20 in Minnesota?

What if every day was 4/20 in Minnesota?

If Minnesota lawmakers pass a bill legalizing recreational marijuana use -- a policy Gov. Tim Walz supports -- how would users' health be affected?
by Martin Moylan

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Walz poised to propose budget that reflects his values

Walz poised to propose budget that reflects his values

Gov. Tim Walz will propose his first two-year state budget Tuesday that is expected to total nearly $50 billion.
by Tim Pugmire

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Dogs get the boot from Rosedale

There are really only two kinds of dog owners: humans and pigs. A walk -- any walk -- reveals this fact with the number of dog droppings that weren't picked up. How hard can this be?
by Bob Collins

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A health crisis: $350 insulin in the U.S. that’s $50 in Canada

Travis Paulson, of Eveleth, has contacted all of the politicians who represent him and hasn't been impressed with their response to the problems of hundreds of thousands of people who have diabetes: the cost of insulin is -- or getting to be -- beyond their means. Paulson should know.
by Bob Collins

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Game on: Winter storm — round one — arrives Wednesday

Game on: Winter storm — round one — arrives Wednesday

Wednesday's system looks like an efficient snow producer. A deep cold-air dome near the ground and overrunning moisture should produce dry fluffy snow that will pile up quickly.
by Paul Huttner

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Vikings QB commits cardinal sin: makes fun of Minnesota weather

Vikings QB commits cardinal sin: makes fun of Minnesota weather

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, who was unimpressive in leading his team to missing the playoffs, had the temerity to like the weather in Florida.
by Bob Collins

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Daily Digest: Budget, lawsuit and New Hampshire

Gov. Tim Walz is set to release his first budget proposal and some other Minnesota political news.
by Mike Mulcahy

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What’s on MPR News – 2/19/19

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

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Klobuchar visits New Hampshire, fields questions

Klobuchar visits New Hampshire, fields questions

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar continued her first presidential campaign swing in New Hampshire, which culminated in a CNN Town Hall question-and-answer session that aired live Monday night.
by Mark Zdechlik

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