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Brunson retires from WNBA, joins Lynx staff as assistant

Brunson retires from WNBA, joins Lynx staff as assistant

The Minnesota Lynx have hired Rebekkah Brunson as an assistant coach. The WNBA's all-time leading rebounder formally declared her retirement, after sitting out the 2019 season.
by The Associated Press

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When you — or your coworker or that lady on the bus — can transmit a cold or flu virus

When you — or your coworker or that lady on the bus — can transmit a cold or flu virus

We’re still in cold and flu season. And for weeks now at work, school, and on the bus, you might be wondering whether that person coughing over there is making you sick.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Redefining beauty: Advocates work to make skin lightening a public health issue

Redefining beauty: Advocates work to make skin lightening a public health issue

The Minnesota Department of Health doled out four grants to two nonprofit groups and two counties to help educate communities of color about the potential health risk of using cosmetics that lighten skin.
by Tarkor Zehn

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Coalition backs change to MN Constitution in attempt to fix education disparities

Coalition backs change to MN Constitution in attempt to fix education disparities

A coalition of business, community and education leaders is throwing its support behind a proposal to amend the state’s education clause. The leaders hope it will open the door to addressing Minnesota’s long-standing education disparities.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Study: 1 in 5 patients gets a surprise medical bill after surgery

Study: 1 in 5 patients gets a surprise medical bill after surgery

With two bills up for debate in the House this week aiming to stop surprise billing, research finds the average surprise bill post-surgery exceeds $2,000.
by Elena Renken

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Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort

Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort

Diversity in publishing has been an industry issue for years. But the current controversy over Jeanine Cummins' novel “American Dirt" has intensified the debate. Flatiron Books admits it was caught off guard by the objections of Mexican American writers to Cummins' story of a mother and child fleeing to the U.S. border.
by The Associated Press

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25 years of connecting young people to the arts

The couple behind Juxtaposition Arts, the north Minneapolis-based nonprofit, started the organization in 1995 to create opportunities for young people to have access to the arts. Now, 25 years later, JXTA has employed and trained hundreds of children and young adults for future jobs in various creative fields.
by Marianne Combs and Karen Zamora

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Red River Valley blizzard Wednesday; 36-hour Arctic blast follows

Red River Valley blizzard Wednesday; 36-hour Arctic blast follows

An arctic front dives south into Minnesota Wednesday. Blizzard conditions are possible in the Red River Valley. Another shot of subzero air arrives by Thursday morning.
by Paul Huttner

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How heart disease affects women differently

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American women. And more women die from heart attacks than men. But men are often the focus when it comes to research and talking about risks. Two Minnesota cardiologists join the program to talk about gender disparities and what women need to know about their heart health.
by Marianne Combs and Karen Zamora

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Lawmakers, advocates worry bureau won't fill half million 2020 census jobs

Lawmakers, advocates worry bureau won't fill half million 2020 census jobs

The bureau says it needs around a half-million temporary workers by this spring to carry out the national head count. Some census advocates are worried the agency isn't moving fast enough on hiring.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Judge rules in favor of T-Mobile takeover of Sprint

Judge rules in favor of T-Mobile takeover of Sprint

The proposed merger "is not reasonably likely to substantially lessen competition" in the mobile wireless market, the judge said. The deal would unite the nation's third- and fourth-largest carriers.
by Laurel Wamsley

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NPR Music's annual Tiny Desk Contest is now open

Every year, NPR Music invites unsigned artists from all over the country to apply to its Tiny Desk Contest. Thousands submit videos, and the team at NPR picks just one winner.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Philippines says it will end U.S. security agreement

Philippines says it will end U.S. security agreement

In a move that could have consequences for a counterinsurgency against Islamist extremists, President Rodrigo Duterte says Manila will unilaterally scrap the deal that lets U.S. forces train there.
by Julie McCarthy and Scott Neuman

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St. Paul teachers union sets a Feb. 20 vote on authorizing a strike

Leaders of the St. Paul Federation of Educators voted Monday night to ask their members whether they should authorize a strike against the St. Paul Public Schools. The union and district averted a strike during contract talks two years ago.
by MPR News Staff

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Sunshine Tuesday before an arctic blast hits on Wednesday

Sunshine Tuesday before an arctic blast hits on Wednesday

Tuesday will remain relatively quiet, with sunshine across more of the state by afternoon. By Wednesday, a strong storm moves across Minnesota with snow, high winds, and plummeting temperatures.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Sunshine and seasonable temperatures Tuesday

Tuesday’s weather will remain relatively quiet, with slightly above average temperatures and sunshine spreading across the state.
by Nicole Mitchell

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MPR News Update

February 11. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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Stormy 'Weather' captures our anxious age with bracing wit

Stormy 'Weather' captures our anxious age with bracing wit

Jenny Offill's darkly funny, urgent new novel follows a librarian who gets involved in doomsday prepping. It's a perfect portrait of our age of rising anxiety over climate change and
by Heller McAlpin

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Everything you need to know about the New Hampshire primary

Everything you need to know about the New Hampshire primary

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the favorite, as progressives seem to be coalescing around him and moderates are split among several candidates.
by Domenico Montanaro

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First day of Minnesota legislative session: Guns, insulin and a cooperative tone

First day of Minnesota legislative session: Guns, insulin and a cooperative tone

The first day of the legislative session attracted gun rights and gun control advocates to the Capitol, along with supporters and opponents of the PolyMet copper-nickel mining project.
by Tim Pugmire and Brian Bakst

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Klobuchar hopes for 'Klomentum' as New Hampshire votes

Klobuchar hopes for 'Klomentum' as New Hampshire votes

Thanks to a strong debate performance and infusion of cash, Amy Klobuchar’s campaign says she’s gaining momentum in New Hampshire, where people are voting on Tuesday in the nation’s first presidential primary.
by Mark Zdechlik and The Associated Press

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Intelligence Squared US: 'Discourse Disrupters' features Chris Anderson of TED

Intelligence Squared US: 'Discourse Disrupters' features Chris Anderson of TED

Intelligence Squared US host John Donvan speaks with TED curator Chris Anderson about bringing people together to share new and innovative ideas that can shape our collective future.

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AP explains: Why isn't there a winner of Iowa's Dem caucuses

AP explains: Why isn't there a winner of Iowa's Dem caucuses

Final results of the Democratic caucus were released late Sunday, but that's not the end of the count, as Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg exercised their right Monday to ask the state party to take another look at its reporting of the results.
by The Associated Press

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