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The 1st legally married same-sex couple 'wanted to lead by example'

The 1st legally married same-sex couple 'wanted to lead by example'

Fifteen years ago, Tanya McCloskey and Marcia Kadish were the first same-sex couple to be legally married in the U.S. Kadish reflects on their marriage and on her late wife.
by Tori Whitley

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Twin Cities man who pulled gun on Somali teens sentenced

Twin Cities man who pulled gun on Somali teens sentenced

A man who pleaded guilty to pulling a gun on a group of young Somalis inside a McDonald's in a Minneapolis suburb has been sentenced.
by Associated Press

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Exhibits for Noor trial can be viewed next week

Exhibits for Noor trial can be viewed next week

Trial exhibits will be available for public viewing next Friday in a conference room at the courthouse. A webpage that provides court updates on the case says exhibits will be on display for viewing and laptops will be available to play audiovisual exhibits.
by Associated Press

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Fire-damaged Bde Maka Ska pavilion will be demolished

Fire-damaged Bde Maka Ska pavilion will be demolished

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announced Friday that engineers said the nearly 90-year-old building can't be salvaged. It housed a restaurant — Lola on the Lake — that had just opened for the summer.
by Marianne Combs and Andrew Krueger

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Fishing season off to slow start; DNR lures new groups to the water

Fishing season off to slow start; DNR lures new groups to the water

While the weather ahead of the opener wasn't particularly cooperative, the Minnesota DNR has launched programs and events for both experienced and new anglers this season.
by Jiwon Choi

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'Shocking': Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware

'Shocking': Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware

A now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students from the 1970s through the 1990s, and numerous university officials got wind of what was going on over the years but did little or nothing to stop him, according to a report released by the school Friday.
by Associated Press

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Hennepin County prosecutor Freeman to enter alcohol treatment

Hennepin County prosecutor Freeman to enter alcohol treatment

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman on Friday acknowledged a problem with alcohol and will enter a program Monday. He said he hoped to return by mid-June.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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Herman Wouk, 'The Jackie Robinson of Jewish-American fiction,' dies at 103

Herman Wouk, 'The Jackie Robinson of Jewish-American fiction,' dies at 103

Wouk was famous for writing "The Winds of War," "Marjorie Morningstar" and "The Caine Mutiny," which won a Pulitzer Prize. He also helped popularize themes that writers like Philip Roth later tackled.
by Rose Friedman

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Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' video is here to lasso the yeehaw agenda

Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' video is here to lasso the yeehaw agenda

Folks, the yeehaw agenda has reached its absolute apex. Chris Rock, Rico Nasty, Vince Staples, Diplo and, of course, Billy Ray Cyrus guest in the video for the smash hit.
by Joshua Bote

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U.S. will lift tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico

U.S. will lift tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico

The Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on steel and other imports from Canada and Mexico, in a move that could make it easier to ratify the USMCA trade pact.
by Bill Chappell

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McCollum seeks study on Twin Metals' potential to pollute Canada

McCollum seeks study on Twin Metals' potential to pollute Canada

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum wants the federal government to examine the pollution risk posed to Canada from a proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota near the Boundary Waters.
by Dan Kraker

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Think this spring has been wet? The entire past year just set a record

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the past 12 months (ending in April) have been the wettest in the U.S. since the agency began its tracking in 1895.
by Cathy Wurzer

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MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm on deal to regulate assisted living facilities in Minn.

There's still no agreement at the Minnesota Capitol on a new two-year budget. However, a deal has been made on another thorny issue: rules to reign in abuse and neglect at some Minnesota assisted living facilities.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Prosecutors: In Ruszczyk shooting, murder and manslaughter charges fit

Prosecutors: In Ruszczyk shooting, murder and manslaughter charges fit

Prosecutors responded Thursday to a motion by Noor's defense team to acquit Noor, the former Minneapolis police officer who was found guilty in the shooting death of an unarmed woman who called 911.
by Jon Collins

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N.D. man will be both a state rep and a reporter

Can a state legislator be both a lawmaker and a journalist? The short answer is 'no.' That's also the long answer, but a North Dakota public radio organization and a newspaper in Grand Forks are going to give it a try.
by Bob Collins

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Special session looms

With Minnesota lawmakers still not in agreement on a new state budget, and time running out, a special session appears unavoidable.
by Tim Pugmire

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Green Line pulls back some overnight service

Green Line pulls back some overnight service

Beginning in August, trains will not run between 2 and 4 a.m. weekdays. They'll be instead replaced with buses that will stop near each Green Line station.
by Marianne Combs

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Trump delays auto tariffs for 6 months

Trump delays auto tariffs for 6 months

The Trump administration announced Friday that it will delay tariffs on cars and auto part imports for six months while it negotiates trade deals with Japan and the European Union.
by Avie Schneider and Camila Domonoske

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Thanks to a teacher and seniors, some kids learn what it’s like to write a letter

Allison Birkemeier proves again that teachers are awesome. She came up with the letter writing idea while visiting the retirement home. She said some of her students didn’t know how to write letters. And they've never gotten anything in the mail, she told the Omaha World Herald.
by Bob Collins

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Mother buries baby alive; dog rescues it

'Ping Pong' is the answer to the question humankind can't stop asking: Who's a good dog?
by Bob Collins

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U.S.: Flynn described efforts to interfere with cooperation

U.S.: Flynn described efforts to interfere with cooperation

Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn told the special counsel's office that people connected to the Trump administration and Congress sought to influence his cooperation with the Russia investigation, and he provided a voicemail recording of one such communication.
by The Associated Press

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Remote island chain has few people -- but hundreds of millions of pieces of plastic

Remote island chain has few people -- but hundreds of millions of pieces of plastic

The Cocos Keeling Islands make up barely 6 square miles in the Indian Ocean. It's a good place to measure debris because almost no one lives there. Scientists were flabbergasted by what they found.
by Christopher Joyce

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Taiwan's parliament legalizes same-sex marriage, a first in Asia

Taiwan's parliament legalizes same-sex marriage, a first in Asia

In 2017, a court had given the government two years to create a legal framework for gay marriage. On Friday, lawmakers passed the most progressive of three bills.
by Laurel Wamsley

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NewsCut Flashback: The art of raising children of the world

NewsCut Flashback: The art of raising children of the world

At school tomorrow, they will likely talk about the day they made an airplane fly. I, as you might have guessed, will talk about the parents who entrust their children to the experiences of the world and let them change us forever.
by Bob Collins

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A cool and soggy weekend; heavy rain potential

A cool and soggy weekend; heavy rain potential

Heavy rainfall totals are possible in some areas between Friday evening and late Sunday night.
by Ron Trenda

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Who knew? The marauding Vikings were also expert traders, craftsmen and farmers

Who knew? The marauding Vikings were also expert traders, craftsmen and farmers

If you picture the Scandinavian Vikings of the Middle Ages as marauding hordes raping and pillaging, you're right -- but only half right. A new exhibition in Minneapolis puts the other half on display.
by Marianne Combs

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Did the frigid winter take a toll on ticks? Probably not

Did the frigid winter take a toll on ticks? Probably not

State Health Department crews have been surveying tick-infested areas this spring. So far, they've had no trouble finding deer ticks.
by John Enger

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Where myth, magical realism and women's bodies mix

Where myth, magical realism and women's bodies mix

"The stories are really inventive, they're often horrifying, beautifully lyrical, just different than anything I've read in a really long time," says bookseller Jen Murvin.
by Tracy Mumford

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As more states ban abortion, a safe house movement grows

This is a preview of what's coming as state's rush to ban abortion in an attempt to give the Supreme Court the tools to overturn a woman's current constitutional right.
by Bob Collins

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Internet mourns as Grumpy Cat dies

Internet mourns as Grumpy Cat dies

Grumpy Cat is dead at 7. A confirmation that being happy leads to a longer life. Or maybe not.
by Bob Collins

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Daily Digest: Now what?

A Friday roundup of Minnesota political news.
by Mike Mulcahy

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What’s on MPR News – 5/17/19

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

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Friendship keeps you human in 'Rules for Visiting'

Friendship keeps you human in 'Rules for Visiting'

Jessica Francis Kane's new novel follows a prickly, 40-something gardener who -- inspired by the friendless fate of Beowulf's monstrous Grendel -- decides to reconnect with four of her oldest friends.
by Ilana Masad

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Politics with Amy Walter on Takeaway Friday

Politics with Amy Walter on Takeaway Friday

Presidential candidate Andrew Yang on "Politics with Amy Walter."

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Still no budget agreement as deadline looms

DFL Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders have been meeting behind closed doors for several days, but haven't yet agreed on the state's next two-year budget. Time is running out. They're required to adjourn the regular session by midnight this coming Monday, May 20.
by Angela Davis

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Decoding what hospitals charge and why

Seventy-nine million Americans struggle to pay their medical bills. How can hospitals be more transparent about the cost of treatment and what can consumers do to avoid health care debt?
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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