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China to close loophole on fentanyl after U.S. calls for opioid action

China to close loophole on fentanyl after U.S. calls for opioid action

Some manufacturers evaded scrutiny by slightly modifying the molecular structures of substances. Monday's announcement "puts a wider array of substances under regulation," a Chinese official says.
by Sasha Ingber

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar latest 2020 hopeful to release taxes

Sen. Amy Klobuchar latest 2020 hopeful to release taxes

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar has released 12 years of tax returns, saying "transparency and accountability are fundamental to good governance."
by Associated Press

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Minnesota Senate passes bill to combat opioid epidemic

Minnesota Senate passes bill to combat opioid epidemic

The legislation would raise $20 million annually from drug companies to pay for treatment and prevention programs.
by Tim Pugmire

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Growing corn is a major contributor to air pollution, study finds

Growing corn is a major contributor to air pollution, study finds

A study ties an estimated 4,300 premature deaths a year to the air pollution caused by corn production in the U.S. In some regions, the per-bushel health costs exceed the corn's market price.
by Jonathan Lambert

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War and refuge: Minnesota Opera to set Hmong story to music

War and refuge: Minnesota Opera to set Hmong story to music

Kao Kalia Yang's memoir "The Song Poet" tells of her family's journey to St. Paul after war forces them to flee Laos. It's the first time a Hmong story will be presented as opera.
by Euan Kerr

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Corporate welfare through the lens of Foxconn

Corporate welfare through the lens of Foxconn

Big companies, desperate cities: Are tax breaks and subsidies to giant corporations the cost of doing business today?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Wisconsin's contentious lame-duck laws on hold

The latest on the laws the GOP pushed through in December to limit the power of the incoming Democratic governor.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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What's next for the Affordable Care Act?

What's next for the Affordable Care Act?

The Trump administration's latest effort to end the Affordable Care Act has raised concerns that millions could lose health coverage. What happens if the ACA is repealed?
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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So, are we done with snow?

So, are we done with snow?

What are the chances for April snow in Minnesota?
by Paul Huttner

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UK Parliament seeks new options on Brexit

UK Parliament seeks new options on Brexit

With just 12 days until the U.K. must come up with a new plan or crash out of the bloc in chaos, the House of Commons was considering four alternatives to Prime Minister Theresa May's unpopular Brexit deal.
by Associated Press

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Noor jury pool asked about experiences with Somali community and police

Noor jury pool asked about experiences with Somali community and police

Some 75 people, known only by numbers on cards hung around their necks, began filling out juror questionnaires Monday — the start of the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor in the killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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4 dead in 'multiple homicide' at North Dakota business

4 dead in 'multiple homicide' at North Dakota business

Police responding to a medical call at a North Dakota property-management business on Monday found "several" bodies, authorities said.
by Associated Press

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Survey suggests more economic growth for Midwest, Plains

A March survey of business supply managers is signaling solid economic growth over the next three to six months for nine Midwest and Plains states, although the survey report released Monday said Midwest flooding has harmed some companies.
by Associated Press

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Census Bureau must be 'totally objective' on citizenship question, director says

Census Bureau must be 'totally objective' on citizenship question, director says

Responding to President Trump's tweet defending the controversial question, Steven Dillingham says his job will be "to conduct a census whether the question's in there or if it isn't."

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NCAA Tournament money: Big Ten gets most, SEC sets own high

NCAA Tournament money: Big Ten gets most, SEC sets own high

The Southeastern Conference made a concerted effort three years ago to improve the quality of basketball in a league known for football -- and it has paid off.
by Associated Press

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Snow days? More like ‘no’ days under new law

Snow days? More like ‘no’ days under new law

In a year where snow days in Minnesota school districts mounted, the state cuts districts a break on make-ups.
by Brian Bakst

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Nitrate study for southeastern Minnesota in budget limbo

The Environmental Quality Board is weighing whether to order an in-depth groundwater study but is also wondering if the Legislature will fund it.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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One year from 2020 census, some push for more funding

Gov. Tim Walz is proposing $1.6 million in one-time funding for outreach on the once-a-decade population count, and legislators are pitching even more funding for the census.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Democrats to prepare subpoenas for full Mueller report

Democrats to prepare subpoenas for full Mueller report

The House Judiciary Committee will prepare subpoenas this week seeking special counsel Robert Mueller's full Russia report as the Justice Department appears likely to miss an April 2 deadline set by Democrats for the report's release.
by The Associated Press

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Sick Twins burn melts outfield snow in Cleveland

The Cleveland media spent much of the weekend complaining that the Minnesota Twins didn't build a domed ballpark, thanks to a stiff wind and 37 degree temperatures for the opening series of the 2019 baseball stadium.
by Bob Collins

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Barbara Bush saw Trump as a 'symbol of greed'

Barbara Bush saw Trump as a 'symbol of greed'

A new biography of the former first lady finds that her disdain for the Republican president, who transformed the party her own family had embodied for generations into his likeness, dates as least as far back as a 1990s diary entry.
by The Associated Press

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#MyLastShot campaign pressures media to show the bodies

The Columbine High School shooting 20 years ago this month is the massacre that started the wave of mass shootings in the modern crime era. We've come a long way since then and many shootings never make it to the front page; they're that common now.
by Bob Collins

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Docs, families no fans of ‘Fortnite’

Docs, families no fans of ‘Fortnite’

'We have one kid who destroyed the family car because he thought his parents had locked his device inside. He took a hammer to the windshield,' Michael Rich, a pediatrician and director of the Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital.
by Bob Collins

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Bucky Badger goes to the Big Dance

Dolly Bauer, formerly of Durand, Wis., has dementia now and lives at a memory care facility in Eau Claire. Music and dance brings her back from the fog of Alzheimer's.
by Bob Collins

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Farmington robotics kids build a wheelchair

Sometimes you get up in the morning and think there's no hope in the world. Today is not one of those days.
by Bob Collins

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Officials say rapper Nipsey Hussle shot and killed at 33

Officials say rapper Nipsey Hussle shot and killed at 33

Nipsey Hussle, a respected rapper who earned a Grammy nomination this year for his major-label debut, was fatally shot outside his clothing store, authorities said.
by The Associated Press

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What’s on MPR News – 4/1/19

What’s on MPR News – 4/1/19

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

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'Greek To Me' highlights the way ardent interests can enrich a life

'Greek To Me' highlights the way ardent interests can enrich a life

"Comma Queen" Mary Norris is an uncommonly engaging, witty enthusiast with a nose for delicious details and funny asides that makes you willing to follow her anywhere.
by Heller McAlpin

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'Love Your Enemies' ... and maaaybe you'll get them to agree with you

'Love Your Enemies' ... and maaaybe you'll get them to agree with you

Arthur Brooks says that even if you're sure someone's lying, calling that person a liar won't help your case. His book describes "how decent people can save America from the culture of contempt."
by Steve Inskeep

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Theoretical physics and down-to-earth loneliness in 'Lost and Wanted'

Theoretical physics and down-to-earth loneliness in 'Lost and Wanted'

Nell Freudenberger's new novel is a bittersweet love story -- about a lost friend, a missed romance, and an all-consuming career -- that uses dense scientific concepts to illuminate everyday emotions.
by Heller McAlpin

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