Stories from July 21, 2019

July 21, 2019 6:14 PM

New opera 'Blue' takes on the tragedy of police brutality

The new opera by Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori tells the story of a couple in Harlem who are forced to confront their teenage son's sudden death by police violence.

by Jeff Lunden

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July 21, 2019 6:07 PM

St. Cloud police investigate shooting death of 24-year-old

St. Cloud police are investigating the shooting death of a man in an alley following a fight at a party.

by Associated Press

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July 21, 2019 6:02 PM

U.S. hotels caught in fight over housing detained migrants

There's a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels. Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

by Associated Press

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July 21, 2019 5:45 PM

Deputies shoot, injure person at home in NW Minnesota

Sheriff's deputies shot and wounded a person Saturday night at a home in northwestern Minnesota's Becker County.

by MPR News Staff

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July 21, 2019 5:22 PM

Puerto Rico governor will not seek re-election, but won't resign

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Sunday evening that he will not resign in the face of public furor over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat, but he will not seek re-election or continue as head of his pro-statehood political party.

by Associated Press

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July 21, 2019 4:41 PM

Lovely summer days to begin the week

A few dry, beautiful July days are coming our way through at least Wednesday. Then look for chances of thunderstorms toward the end of the week.

by Bill Endersen

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July 21, 2019 3:00 PM

Constituent in Rep. Ilhan Omar's district reacts to President Trump's recent attacks

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Somali immigrant and Twin Cities resident Saciido Shaie about the chants of "send her back" that President Trump's supporters said about her member of Congress.

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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July 21, 2019 12:54 PM

Once nearly extinct, California condor comeback reaches 1,000 chicks

In the 1980s, there were less than two dozen California condors left. Today, more than 500 exist in the world, thanks to the efforts of conservationists.

by Scott Simon and Josh Axelrod

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July 21, 2019 12:47 PM

Nadler: Mueller hearing to air evidence of Trump wrongdoing

The House Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday that this week's hearing with Robert Mueller will air "very substantial evidence" of wrongdoing by President Trump and make a public case for impeachment. Republicans pledged sharp questioning of the special counsel.

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July 21, 2019 11:56 AM

Feeling blue? Oregon students now can take 'mental health days'

Oregon will allow students to take "mental health days" just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health under a new law that experts say is one of the first of its kind in the U.S.

by Associated Press

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July 21, 2019 11:42 AM

Police launch tear gas as Hong Kong protest turns violent

Hong Kong's protest movement took a violent turn on Sunday, as police launched tear gas at protesters after a massive march continued late into the evening, and subway riders were attacked by masked assailants who apparently were targeting pro-democracy demonstrators.

by Associated Press

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July 21, 2019 9:00 AM

In 'My Ideal Boyfriend Is a Croissant', the heroine is no flake

Laura Dockrill's young adult novel stars a refreshingly direct, unapologetic — and occasionally crass — plus-sized girl who uses her doctor-imposed food diary to record her life and feelings.

by Alethea Kontis

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July 21, 2019 8:08 AM

'At Dusk' exposes South Korea through a variety of lenses

Hwang Sok-yong's novel is a perfect slice of Koreana; a touching, somewhat depressive narrative full of nostalgia exposing the underbelly of a nation via the people inhabiting society's bottom rung.

by Gabino Iglesias

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July 21, 2019 8:04 AM

Much lower humidity for Sunday; lovely July days coming

The thunderstorms along with the sultry heat and humidity are all gone this Sunday morning. We can enjoy several lovely summer days until late in the week.

by Bill Endersen

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July 21, 2019 7:12 AM

Space spinoffs: The technology to reach the moon was put to use back on Earth

Project Apollo spurred on a technological revolution — everything from advances in food packaging to computers. Fifty years later, we are still reaping the rewards.

by Jacob Margolis, KPCC and Christopher Intagliata

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July 21, 2019 6:01 AM

Parents, sometimes you're the problem when it comes to tech use

Parents of young kids pick up their phones an average of almost 70 times a day — often to escape a stressful parenting moment. Here's how to stop using your phone as a pacifier, for you or your kids.

by Anya Kamenetz