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Democratic state lawmakers try to get Trump tax returns, too

Democratic state lawmakers try to get Trump tax returns, too

So far this year, lawmakers in at least 20 states, including Minnesota, have introduced bills that would require presidential candidates to release their tax returns as a condition for appearing on the state ballot.
by Associated Press

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'No visible bruises' upends stereotypes of abuse, sheds light on domestic violence

'No visible bruises' upends stereotypes of abuse, sheds light on domestic violence

An average of four women are killed by their partners every day in America. Crisis center CEO Suzanne Dubus and writer Rachel Louise Snyder talk about how to help women leave abusive relationships.
by Terry Gross

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U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a lightning visit to Baghdad on Tuesday to show U.S. support for the Iraqi government as Washington steps up warnings to Iran against any action against American interests in the Middle East.
by Associated Press

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Reporter's notebook: Another baby, another dramatic labor, two happy outcomes

Reporter's notebook: Another baby, another dramatic labor, two happy outcomes

Because the nearest hospital in Grand Marais had stopped deliveries, Yvette and Tamer Ibrahim endured a four-hour drive through a blizzard to a hospital in Duluth. For their second baby's birth, they devised a plan that would allow for a home birth in Duluth, a short drive from a fully equipped obstetrics unit. It didn't turn out that way.
by Catharine Richert

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Pence to plug trade deal to Minnesota farmers, steelworkers

Pence to plug trade deal to Minnesota farmers, steelworkers

White House officials say Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit Minnesota to talk with farmers and steelworkers about the status of a trade deal with Mexico and Canada.
by Associated Press

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One killed, 8 hurt, 2 held after school shooting outside Denver

One killed, 8 hurt, 2 held after school shooting outside Denver

Two students opened fire Tuesday inside a charter school in an affluent suburban Denver community not far from Columbine High School, killing one teen, wounding eight others and spreading minutes of terror before they were taken into custody with no injuries, authorities said.
by Associated Press

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Philando Castile's mother wipes out school lunch debt, continuing son's legacy

Philando Castile's mother wipes out school lunch debt, continuing son's legacy

Three years after the shooting death of Philando Castile, his legacy of helping others continues. Valerie Castile's $8,000 gift to a Minnesota high school wiped out lunch debts for about 100 students.
by Shannon Van Sant

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Douglas County deputy shoots man after struggle

The incident happened about 1 a.m. Tuesday in Kensington, Minn., the sheriff's office said. The wounded man is hospitalized following surgery. The BCA is investigating.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Inside the White House bitter fight over China

Inside the White House bitter fight over China

The White House has been strong against China in trade talks, but NPR and PBS Frontline found top advisers battled for more than a year over imposing billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese imports.
by Laura Sullivan and Cat Schuknecht

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Amid measles outbreaks, states consider revoking religious vaccine exemptions

Amid measles outbreaks, states consider revoking religious vaccine exemptions

More than 10 states are considering tightening their vaccine laws in response to what health officials say is the worst year for measles in 25 years. The bills are spurring passionate opposition.
by Dirk VanderHart

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Philosophy and BS: Still no deal at Capitol

Philosophy and BS: Still no deal at Capitol

Gov. Tim Walz met briefly with House and Senate leaders Tuesday to try to restart budget negotiations but they failed to move closer toward a deal.
by Tim Pugmire

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A UN report found a widespread extinction underway. Now what?

A UN report found a widespread extinction underway. Now what?

A U.N. report found that upwards of a million plant and animal species are facing extinction. What can be done to save them? Guest host Tiffany Hanssen filled in for host Kerri Miller.
by Tiffany Hanssen and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Minnesota avoids measles outbreak, but still at risk

Minnesota avoids measles outbreak, but still at risk

Public health officials say the state has good vaccination rates overall, but pockets of under-vaccinated communities put Minnesota at risk.
by Catharine Richert

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Nature is in trouble. Here's why you should care

Nature is in trouble. Here's why you should care

A United Nations report this week estimates that 1 million species are threatened with extinction. "You destroy nature and it's going to bite you back," says one ecologist.
by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

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Black student gets honorary degree 63 years after she was denied college

Black student gets honorary degree 63 years after she was denied college

Autherine Lucy Foster was able to walk onto the campus of the University of Alabama in 1956, four years after she applied for admission, igniting a legal battle. Three days later, she was expelled.
by Bob Collins

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NewsCut Flashback: Vietnam

It was on this date in 1975 that President Gerald Ford announced that the Vietnam War era was over, a declaration that doesn't even register a blip on the historical calendar because the war actually ended more than a week earlier when Ford told a graduating class at Tulane University that for America, the war was over.
by Bob Collins

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H&R Block, TurboTax accused of obstructing access to free tax filing

H&R Block, TurboTax accused of obstructing access to free tax filing

The IRS says it is reviewing concerns about its Free File program after ProPublica reporting found that tax-prep companies made it difficult to find services intended to help people file for free.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Effects of surgery on a warming planet: Can anesthesia go green?

Effects of surgery on a warming planet: Can anesthesia go green?

Anesthesia revolutionized surgery by vanquishing patients' pain. But many of the chemicals are greenhouse gases. One Oregon doctor who has done the math says some are much less damaging to the planet.
by Kristian Foden-Vencil

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High school teacher pens a Generation Z dictionary

James Callahan, 43, a teacher in Lowell, Mass., apparently didn't understand a lot of what his students were saying when he started a list, which, in the last week or so, has been a Twitter hit. He started a dictionary of Generation Z language.
by Bob Collins

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Young Joni chef Ann Kim wins James Beard Award

Young Joni chef Ann Kim wins James Beard Award

Kim was one of three Twin Cities women nominated in the best chef, Midwest category. "My journey has not been easy. It has not been linear and it has not been traditional," Kim said during her acceptance speech. "I stand here because 10 years ago, I said f--- fear."
by Nancy Lebens

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Photos: Lucy Laney hosts its first boxing tournament

Photos: Lucy Laney hosts its first boxing tournament

Fighting is not encouraged at Lucy Laney Elementary School in Minneapolis, but for one day this weekend it was allowed. Morgan McDonald, the school's dean of behavior, organized and hosted a Junior Olympics boxing tournament Saturday in the gymnasium.
by Evan Frost

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Lake Calhoun or Bde Maka Ska: Who’s in charge here?

If the Park Board can't change the name, if the Hennepin County Board can't change the name, if the DNR can't change the name, and if the Minnesota Legislature can't change the name, who can change the name?
by Bob Collins

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Daily Digest: No targets in sight

A roundup of the day's top politics stories.
by Bill Wareham

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What’s on MPR News -5/7/19

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

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'No Visible Bruises' upends stereotypes of abuse, sheds light on domestic violence

'No Visible Bruises' upends stereotypes of abuse, sheds light on domestic violence

An average of four women are killed by their partners every day in America. Crisis center CEO Suzanne Dubus and writer Rachel Louise Snyder talk about how to help women leave abusive relationships.
by Terry Gross

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In 'Rough Magic,' a young woman competes in the Mongol Derby

In 'Rough Magic,' a young woman competes in the Mongol Derby

The real drama in Lara Prior-Palmer's memoir is the interplay of power and powerlessness; she is at once dominant and entirely at the mercy of the horse, the weather, the landscape and the reader.
by Lily Meyer

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'Becoming Dr. Seuss' reveals Theodor Geisel as a complicated icon

'Becoming Dr. Seuss' reveals Theodor Geisel as a complicated icon

Using personal papers, telegrams, biographies, unpublished interviews and letters, author Brian Jay Jones gives readers a comprehensive view of the complex, multifaceted creator who became a giant.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Can We Talk: Dr. Anne Hallward on 'asking for help'

Can We Talk: Dr. Anne Hallward on 'asking for help'

Why is it so hard to admit we need help, and how can you help somebody who can't -- or won't -- ask for it?
by MPR News Staff

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A UN report found that nature is in big trouble. Now what?

A UN report found that upwards of a million plants and animals are facing extinction. What can be done to save Earth's species? Tiffany Hanssen fills in for MPR host Kerri Miller.
by Tiffany Hanssen and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Broadcast journalist series: Jason Beaubien

Broadcast journalist series: Jason Beaubien

The latest edition of MPR's Broadcast Journalist Series featured NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent Jason Beaubien.
by Angela Davis

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