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GOP lawmakers fault Walz for state agency contract violations

GOP lawmakers fault Walz for state agency contract violations

State agencies have violated contract laws more than 1,000 times in the past year and lawmakers say Gov. Tim Walz needs to get a better handle on accounting practices. Agency leaders say that none of the violations resulted in money being spent improperly.
by Briana Bierschbach

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U.S. budget deficit surges to $134.5 billion in October

U.S. budget deficit surges to $134.5 billion in October

The federal government, which ended the 2019 budget year with its largest deficit in seven years, began the new budget year with a deficit in October that was 33.8 percent bigger than a year ago as spending hit a record.
by The Associated Press

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Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon

Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon

A new national hotline to report sexual misconduct accusations against Catholic bishops in the U.S. could be operating by the end of February, three months ahead of the deadline set by Pope Francis.
by The Associated Press

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Trump denies asking about investigations on call

Trump denies asking about investigations on call

President Trump is denying he asked a U.S. ambassador about “investigations” in Ukraine a day after his call with that country’s president.
by The Associated Press

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Takeaways from 1st day of House public impeachment hearings

Takeaways from 1st day of House public impeachment hearings

Wednesday’s start of public impeachment hearings in Congress marked the first time that the American public could watch and listen to the witnesses whose testimony is at the core of the Democrats’ investigation. Here are some key takeaways from the first public witnesses, George Kent and William Taylor.
by The Associated Press

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Richfield school officials apologize for tossing lunches

Richfield school officials apologize for tossing lunches

As many as 40 students in the lunch line Monday had their hot lunches taken off their trays, thrown in the trash and replaced with a cold lunch when a lunchroom staff member at the register saw that they had outstanding lunch debts of more than $15.
by The Associated Press

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Art Hounds: Coco Fusco is haunted by history

Art Hounds: Coco Fusco is haunted by history

Interdisciplinary artist Coco Fusco looks at Cuba's place in global consciousness. Plus, a group exhibition on the theme of death and one artist's five year project cleaning up Lake Hiawatha.
by Marianne Combs

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'The Great Pretender' investigates a landmark moment in psychiatric history

'The Great Pretender' investigates a landmark moment in psychiatric history

In the '70s David Rosenhan and seven "pseudopatients" went undercover in mental health wards. Their resulting article rocked the psychiatric world. But Susannah Cahalan struggled to confirm the facts.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Minnesota Supreme Court dives into lake name controversy

Minnesota Supreme Court dives into lake name controversy

Minnesota’s highest court took up a case that could determine whether the largest lake in Minneapolis is called Bde Maka Ska or Lake Calhoun. A ruling is expected to take months.
by Brian Bakst

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Probe clears cops who killed shooting suspect in Eagan

Probe clears cops who killed shooting suspect in Eagan

Officers were justified in shooting 23-year-old Isak Aden, a Columbia Heights man, after trying to end a standoff following a suspect gun call, the Dakota County Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
by Tim Nelson

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Testimony begins in trial of St. Paul cop accused of excessive force

Testimony begins in trial of St. Paul cop accused of excessive force

Officer Brett Palkowitsch was indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged use of excessive force for repeatedly kicking a man who was being bitten by a police dog.
by Brandt Williams

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Superbug infections are rising but deaths falling, CDC says

Superbug infections are rising but deaths falling, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated about 36,000 Americans died from drug-resistant infections in 2017. That’s down 18 percent from 2013.
by The Associated Press

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Greta Thunberg sets sail for home — and the U.N. climate conference

Greta Thunberg sets sail for home — and the U.N. climate conference

When the next round of climate talks was suddenly moved to Europe, the young activist needed to hitch a ride back across the Atlantic. And she had a message for the U.S. as she waved farewell.
by Laurel Wamsley

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In memoir, Nikki Haley hammers White House team but pledges allegiance to Trump

In memoir, Nikki Haley hammers White House team but pledges allegiance to Trump

In “With All Due Respect,” the former U.N. ambassador says Trump's ex-Chief of Staff John Kelly and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked her to help them "save the country" from the president.
by Ron Elving

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Bicyclist struck and killed by school bus in Brooklyn Park

Bicyclist struck and killed by school bus in Brooklyn Park

Authorities say the driver of the school bus is cooperating with investigators. Ten students were on the bus at the time, which was headed to a local charter school.
by The Associated Press

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Freelance wedding makeup artists push back against new state regulations

Freelance wedding makeup artists push back against new state regulations

Freelance makeup artists have filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Cosmetology over the new rules, which have already shut down some businesses and left others paying thousands of dollars in fines. The freelancers are also trying to change state law.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Tribe to argue against expansion of Dakota Access pipeline

Tribe to argue against expansion of Dakota Access pipeline

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe members have long maintained that a leak in the Dakota Access oil pipeline would threaten their Missouri River water supply, and on Wednesday they will argue that a new proposal to double the line's capacity magnifies the probability of a disastrous oil spill.
by The Associated Press

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Light snow for Wednesday; moderating temperatures well into next week

Light snow for Wednesday; moderating temperatures well into next week

Light snow for Wednesday, an inch or less in most areas. Moderating temperatures into the weekend and for next week. And no major snowstorms in the foreseeable future.
by Bill Endersen

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Novelist doctor skewers corporate medicine in 'Man's 4th Best Hospital'

Novelist doctor skewers corporate medicine in 'Man's 4th Best Hospital'

Samuel Shem's 1978 novel, “The House of God,” was a sardonic look at U.S. medicine through a young doctor's eyes. Shem's new fiction checks in with the same crew in the age of medicine by smartphone.
by Mara Gordon

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Architect designs cultural-specific homes for Native Americans

A shortage of housing is the main cause of homelessness. But it’s also the type of housing that’s missing that’s to blame. Minneapolis-based architect Sam Olbekson presents Wednesday at a convention of the American Institute of Architects Minnesota on how to design for Native American families.
by Cathy Wurzer

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MPR News Update

November 13. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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'Mama Hissa's Mice' creep through a dystopian future Kuwait

'Mama Hissa's Mice' creep through a dystopian future Kuwait

Saud Alsanousi's novel follows a group of Kuwaiti kids growing up in the 1980s — then jumps to a near future torn by sectarian violence. It's a resonant book that asks more questions than it answers.
by Ilana Masad

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Supreme Court may side with Trump on 'DREAMers'

Supreme Court may side with Trump on 'DREAMers'

At issue is the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which granted temporary protection from deportation to roughly 700,000 young people.
by Nina Totenberg

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President Trump hosts Turkey's Erdogan despite concerns in Congress

President Trump hosts Turkey's Erdogan despite concerns in Congress

The U.S. president is welcoming the Turkish leader to the White House for talks about Syria and also Turkey's decision to buy a Russian defense system.
by Ayesha Rascoe

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In impeachment hearing, Taylor says Trump asked about Ukraine investigations

In impeachment hearing, Taylor says Trump asked about Ukraine investigations

A State Department staffer overheard President Trump asking a top diplomat about "investigations" that he wanted Ukraine to pursue that he believed might help him in the 2020 election, another senior diplomat told Congress on Wednesday.
by Philip Ewing

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Minnesota asked me to gather deer spleens for science. It wasn’t easy

Minnesota asked me to gather deer spleens for science. It wasn’t easy

When the DNR asked hunters this season to send in deer spleens to be tested for neonicotinoid pesticides, MPR’s Bemidji correspondent, an avid hunter, volunteered. But it turns out ID’ing a deer spleen in the woods isn’t so simple — even in the YouTube era.
by John Enger

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Middle school introduces students to climate and energy science with hands-on project

Middle school introduces students to climate and energy science with hands-on project

When you teach kids about climate change, experts say, you're supposed to tell them the truth, but you're also supposed to talk to them about possible solutions. One middle school in St. Louis Park is doing that in a very hands-on way.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Muslim leaders call for hate crime investigation in mosque vandalism in Minneapolis

Muslim leaders call for hate crime investigation in mosque vandalism in Minneapolis

Surveillance video from the Salaam Cultural Center shows a person throwing rocks through a glass entry door and then kicking out the remaining broken glass around 3:40 a.m. Sunday. Muslim leaders in the Twin Cities are urging police and the FBI to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
by Matt Sepic

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