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Stories from January 27, 2020

Higher temps later this week; revisiting the incredible cold of January 2019

We aren’t expecting any huge temperature swings this week, but you’ll notice higher temps late in the week and into the weekend. We had a much colder end to January last year, and we’ll revisit that.
by Ron Trenda

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Life after heartbreak

Have you ever had your heart broken? It can feel like your world is falling apart. A “breakup coach” and a marriage and family therapist share ideas on how to put the pieces back together.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Vikings name Andre Patterson, Adam Zimmer as co-DCs

Vikings name Andre Patterson, Adam Zimmer as co-DCs

Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer has promoted his son to help fill a key vacancy on his staff. Adam Zimmer and Andre Patterson were appointed co-defensive coordinators.
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule

Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule

A divided Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to put in place new rules that could jeopardize permanent resident status for immigrants who use food stamps, Medicaid and housing vouchers.
by The Associated Press

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What we know: The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and 8 others

What we know: The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and 8 others

The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter was operating under "Special VFR" (or Special Visual Flight Rules) status, meaning its pilot had been granted a request to fly in challenging conditions.
by Bill Chappell

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The challenges home care workers face

The challenges home care workers face

As the number of aging Americans in need of care grows, so does the home health care industry. We dig into the push for better wages and improved training for workers.
by Chris Farrell and Breann Schossow

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35 years since Foreigner was No. 1 with ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’

Guitarist Mick Jones later told Songfacts that he wrote the song about the search for love that could last, after going through a series of relationships that eventually ended.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota protesters slam India’s new citizenship law as biased against Muslims

Minnesota protesters slam India’s new citizenship law as biased against Muslims

Some 400 people filled the Minnesota Capitol rotunda Sunday, calling on India’s government to end policies they say will take away the citizenship of many Muslims in India, and calling for Congress to apply pressure.

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APM special: 'Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words."

APM special: 'Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words."

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day: broadcast of “Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words,” by APM’s Mindy Ratner.

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A mild week ahead, but don't expect to see much sunshine

A stable air mass over Minnesota is helping to keep temperatures mild, but it is also causing cloudy skies and periods of fog. Light snow chances return by Thursday.
by Nicole Mitchell

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75 years after Auschwitz liberation, survivors urge world to remember

75 years after Auschwitz liberation, survivors urge world to remember

"People should look at this place and think about our moral responsibility," says Pawel Sawicki, a longtime guide at the Auschwitz museum in Poland.
by Rob Schmitz

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When insurance won't cover drugs, Americans make 'tough choices' about their health

When insurance won't cover drugs, Americans make 'tough choices' about their health

With drug costs on the rise — and insurers refusing to cover some prescriptions — even patients with insurance can find themselves facing high out-of-pocket costs or going without.
by Patti Neighmond

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Fog and freezing drizzle creating icy spots Monday morning

A very stable air mass sitting over Minnesota is causing some fog and drizzle for parts of Minnesota Monday morning, and it will keep clouds in place for most of the day.
by Nicole Mitchell

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MPR News Update

January 27. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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'A Long Petal Of The Sea' finds love in a time of chaos

'A Long Petal Of The Sea' finds love in a time of chaos

Isabel Allende's new novel follows two refugees from the Spanish Civil War, whose mock marriage as they flee to Chile gradually deepens into real love, set against a backdrop of war and upheaval.
by Marcela Davison Avilés

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Democrats demand Bolton testify at Trump's impeachment trial

Democrats demand Bolton testify at Trump's impeachment trial

The stakes over witness testimony at President Trump's impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut a key defense argument.
by The Associated Press

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When grandparents step in to fill a parenting gap

When grandparents step in to fill a parenting gap

Across Minnesota, more than 70,000 grandchildren are being raised by their grandparents. The true numbers are likely higher, given that many grandparents don't go through formal processes to assume responsibility for the kids.
by Peter Cox

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Senate Republicans want to renew voter ID push in 2020; DFLers say no way

Senate Republicans want to renew voter ID push in 2020; DFLers say no way

Voters in 2012 rejected a constitutional amendment requiring IDs at the polls, and any new legislation would have to win support from both the DFL House and governor, which appears unlikely.
by Tim Pugmire

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Auschwitz survivors share their stories on 75th anniversary of camp liberation

Auschwitz survivors share their stories on 75th anniversary of camp liberation

More than a million people died in the Nazi death camp, most of them Jews. After the war, some survivors settled in Minnesota. Two women, now in their 90s, recently shared their Holocaust stories with MPR News.
by Tim Nelson

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