Stories from February 15, 2020

February 15, 2020 5:50 PM

Cooler on Sunday; snow or a wintry mix on Monday

Temperatures retreat a bit on Sunday, then they’ll rebound on Monday. We’ll also see snow or a wintry mix on Monday; we have the details.

by Ron Trenda

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February 15, 2020 5:03 PM

Sanders attacks moderate rivals as voting begins in Nevada

“Democracy is not candidates going to the homes of billionaires raising money," Sen. Bernie Sanders charged in a thinly veiled attack against competitors like Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, who have aggressively courted wealthy donors over the past year.

by The Associated Press

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February 15, 2020 1:33 PM

Between President Trump's border wall and the Rio Grande lies a 'no man's land'

Because of worries about flooding, the border wall is often built as much as a mile north of the Rio Grande, leaving thousands of isolated acres between the water and the wall.

by John Burnett

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February 15, 2020 11:40 AM

StoryCorps: After his wife's death, a dad tells his daughter that grief can be a gift

At StoryCorps, Eddie Chang tells his daughter Tria how he finds comfort in the pain surrounding her mother's death: "When you stop grieving is when you start losing contact with the person. But as long as you can grieve for her, then she will always feel very close.”

by Emma Bowman and Kamilah Kashanie

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February 15, 2020 10:36 AM

Halfway through U.S. quarantines, two women describe 'surreal,' lonely waiting

A New Orleans law professor and a New Jersey financial analyst are waiting for their stints in the first federal quarantine in a half-century to end. Here's a glimpse of their daily lives.

by Rob Stein

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February 15, 2020 10:20 AM

U.S. to evacuate Americans from quarantined cruise ship in Japan

The State Department informed U.S. citizens aboard the quarantined ship that it would send a charter plane to remove them. This comes as 67 more COVID-19 cases were identified on the ship.

by The Associated Press and Wynne Davis

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February 15, 2020 9:29 AM

'Just plain ugly': Proposed executive order takes aim at modern architecture

President Trump upset the architectural world when he proposed an executive order mandating traditional, classical architecture for new federal buildings, and calling some buildings "just plain ugly."

by Elizabeth Blair

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February 15, 2020 9:10 AM

Saturday is the mildest day this weekend; update on the Monday snow

Saturday will be the mildest day of this weekend, but Sunday temps will be respectable in most areas. We have details on who may see some snow the next few days.

by Ron Trenda

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February 15, 2020 8:55 AM

50 years of 'The Point,' Harry Nilsson's wonderful, weird musical fable

50 years after Harry Nilsson's concept album about a round-headed boy from a land of pointy heads, his son Kiefo and actor Mike Lookinland talk about a new release of the accompanying animated film.

by Ned Wharton and Scott Simon

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February 15, 2020 7:34 AM

Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. kids

The number of child deaths and the hospitalization rate for youngsters nationwide are the highest seen at this point in any season since the severe flu outbreak of 2009-10, health officials said Friday. And the wave is expected to keep going for weeks.

by The Associated Press

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February 15, 2020 7:26 AM

MPR News Update for Feb. 15, 2020

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February 15, 2020 6:45 AM

Milder Saturday temps; light snow chances north and east

Temperatures were rising overnight, and our Saturday highs will be above normal. Some areas will see light snow at times.

by Ron Trenda

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February 15, 2020 6:00 AM

'The Boatman's Daughter' dips her toes in horror, crime and poetry

Andy Davidson's novel follows a young girl who scrapes a living working for local criminals along an Arkansas river — but its crime story bumps up against horror in a strange yet seamless fashion.

by Gabino Iglesias