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Stories from February 19, 2020

First lady Gwen Walz, groups push for changes in Minnesota criminal justice system

First lady Gwen Walz, groups push for changes in Minnesota criminal justice system

Leaders of the Minnesota Second Chance Coalition say they have grounds for hoping that a proposal to stop suspending drivers' licenses for unpaid traffic tickets will finally get enacted. The bill has significant support in the GOP-controlled Senate and among Republicans in the Democratic-controlled House
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota task force takes aim at prescription drug prices

Minnesota task force takes aim at prescription drug prices

Attorney General Keith Ellison said that the pharmaceutical market is "opaque and dysfunctional," which is a barrier to making prescription drugs affordable.
by The Associated Press

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Birkebeiner forecast: Fast start, softer toward midday?

Birkebeiner forecast: Fast start, softer toward midday?

The 46th annual American Birkebeiner ski race in Wisconsin runs this Saturday. Weather conditions look favorable in the morning with temperatures warming above freezing in the afternoon.
by Paul Huttner

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Lawyer: Assange was offered U.S. pardon if he cleared Russia

Lawyer: Assange was offered U.S. pardon if he cleared Russia

A lawyer for Julian Assange says the WikiLeaks founder plans to claim during his extradition hearing that the Trump administration offered to pardon him if he agreed to say Russia wasn't involved in leaking Democratic National Committee emails.
by The Associated Press

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Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid

Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid

President Trump has ousted the Pentagon's top policy official who had certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corruption progress to justify releasing congressionally authorized aid.
by The Associated Press

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Lead-free program for MN loons gets green light

Lead-free program for MN loons gets green light

A Senate committee has cleared the way for Minnesota to receive federal funding to help the state's loons.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Covering women's issues ahead of the 2020 election

Covering women's issues ahead of the 2020 election

MPR News reporter Nina Moini joins the program to talk about her new beat covering women’s issues, with a focus on the intersection of experiences and topics discussed during the election cycle like health care, public safety and the economy.
by Nina Moini, Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Uber driver steps up to challenge Rep. Omar for 5th District seat

Uber driver steps up to challenge Rep. Omar for 5th District seat

Haji Yussuf says the congresswoman is focused too much on her national profile and not enough on the district and that he’s heard the concerns of people from all walks of life as he drives for Uber.

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First, they invented a way to rescue people from grain bin accidents. Now they’re trying to prevent them.

First, they invented a way to rescue people from grain bin accidents. Now they’re trying to prevent them.

They’re ubiquitous in farm country: Tall silver grain bins that are used to store the fall harvest. But they’re also dangerous. Now a western Minnesota family has developed a way to avoid deaths when workers fall in, and they hope state officials will do something to ensure farms have the equipment to prevent accidents altogether.
by Dan Gunderson

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'Dark Towers' exposes chaos and corruption at the bank that holds Trump's secrets

'Dark Towers' exposes chaos and corruption at the bank that holds Trump's secrets

New York Times financial editor David Enrich details, in a new book, Deutsche Bank's quest to become the world's largest bank — and how its corporate culture led to countless scandals.
by Dave Davies

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The wide-ranging ways in which COVID-19 is hurting global business

The wide-ranging ways in which COVID-19 is hurting global business

Some factories are beginning to reopen, but labor shortages continue. In a recent poll of U.S. companies by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce, 78 percent said they lack staff to resume full production.
by Emily Feng and Amy Cheng

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North Dakota regulators OK expanded Dakota Access pipeline

North Dakota regulators OK expanded Dakota Access pipeline

North Dakota regulators on Wednesday unanimously approved expanded capacity for the Dakota Access pipeline, saying they believed the project had met exhaustive state and federal requirements.
by The Associated Press

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Timeline: A history of North Minneapolis' Upper Harbor Terminal site

Timeline: A history of North Minneapolis' Upper Harbor Terminal site

The 48-acre parcel of land known as the Upper Harbor Terminal site is currently owned by the city of Minneapolis. Here’s a look at its long history and development through the years.

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5 finalists still have a chance at Aspen Words Literary Prize

5 finalists still have a chance at Aspen Words Literary Prize

The annual award, doled out in partnership with NPR, honors fiction that doesn't shy from grappling with thorny social issues. Just one of the five books remaining will win $35,000 come April.
by Colin Dwyer

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Upper Harbor Terminal: Can Minneapolis invest in its north side without pushing people out of their neighborhoods?

Upper Harbor Terminal: Can Minneapolis invest in its north side without pushing people out of their neighborhoods?

The Upper Harbor Terminal project promises amenities, jobs and economic growth in a working-class part of the city. Many in the ethnically diverse neighborhoods around it worry it will drive them out. Can the project build wealth for current residents without erasing them?

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'The Man In The Red Coat' makes for a fascinating companion

'The Man In The Red Coat' makes for a fascinating companion

In his latest book, Julian Barnes dives into the glittering life of Samuel-Jean Pozzi, a celebrated French gynecologist who palled around with some of the brightest stars of the Belle Epoque.
by Heller McAlpin

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Arctic cold grips Minnesota again

Wednesday is starting off with dangerous cold, and temperatures will remain well below average even under afternoon sunshine.
by Nicole Mitchell

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MPR News Update

February 19. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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Source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets

Source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets

According to one administration official, Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he's considering quitting his post after President Trump ignored his request to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases. The revelation comes days after Barr said in a television interview that Trump's tweets about DOJ cases and staffers make it "impossible" for him to do his job.
by The Associated Press

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Policast: Walz proposes replenishing disaster aid account; MN couple addresses grain bin safety

Today’s check-in on Minnesota politics from MPR News looks at what lawmakers want to do about the depleted state disaster aid account. And a Minnesota couple wants to save lives through specialized grain bin safety training.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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