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Stories from September 14, 2020

Oracle and TikTok struck a deal. What it is, none will say

Oracle and TikTok struck a deal. What it is, none will say

The short-video app TikTok has chosen Oracle as its corporate savior to avoid a U.S. ban ordered by President Donald Trump. The U.S. government will review the prospective deal. That much is known. Everything else is confusion, at least to outsiders.
by The Associated Press

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Sheriff: Multiple fatalities in small plane crash in Washington county

Three people are believed dead in a plane crash in the southeast Twin Cities metro. Authorities said a small plane had taken off from Fleming Field in South St. Paul and apparently crashed into a water-filled quarry beside the Mississippi River on Sunday. This is an MPR News evening update for Sept. 14, 2020. Tim Nelson hosts. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
by Tim Nelson

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MPR says DJ Eric Malmberg fired from The Current

MPR says DJ Eric Malmberg fired from The Current

“MPR has made the decision that the audience of The Current is best served by a programmatic change,” according to a statement on MPR.org. “Our hosts have to be able to attract an audience that wants to listen to them and trusts them and over the last 36 hours those conditions have changed for Malmberg.”
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota mosque seeks protection from assault, harassment, firebombing

Minnesota mosque seeks protection from assault, harassment, firebombing

Dar Al Farooq sought federal grants to protect the mosque and school from threats and harassment. The money didn’t come until an assault near the building landed an imam in the hospital.

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Home sweet labyrinth: Susanna Clarke's mysterious 'Piranesi' will lock you in

Home sweet labyrinth: Susanna Clarke's mysterious 'Piranesi' will lock you in

It's been 16 years since Clarke wrote “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.” "The pressure of all the years when I hadn't written, and all the stories I hadn't written, weighed very heavily on me," she says.
by Ari Shapiro

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Relocated Isle Royale wolves form groups, reduce moose herd

Relocated Isle Royale wolves form groups, reduce moose herd

Scientists say gray wolves that were taken to Michigan's Isle Royale National Park to rebuild its nearly extinct population are forming social groups, staking out territory and apparently mating. 
by The Associated Press

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How are Minn.'s minority-owned businesses navigating pandemic, economic crisis?

How are Minn.'s minority-owned businesses navigating pandemic, economic crisis?

Only 12 percent of minority-owned businesses in the U.S. have received coronavirus relief loans. How are Minnesota’s minority business owners navigating the lending space?
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Minnesota health officials discuss pandemic, take listener questions

Minnesota health officials discuss pandemic, take listener questions

Health Commissioner Jan Malcom and the state’s infectious disease director, Kris Ehresmann, return to MPR News with Kerri Miller to report on the latest pandemic news and take listener calls and questions.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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Biden pledges to dismantle Trump's sweeping immigration changes — but can he do that?

Biden pledges to dismantle Trump's sweeping immigration changes — but can he do that?

The Trump administration has undertaken more than 400 executive actions on immigration, according to the Migration Policy Institute. Biden has vowed to roll back many policies — but faces obstacles.
by John Burnett

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A possible sign of life right next door to Earth, on Venus

A possible sign of life right next door to Earth, on Venus

Scientists have found a gas associated with living organisms in a region of Venus' atmosphere. They can't figure out how it got there if it didn't come from life.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Hazy sunshine through Tuesday

Warm and hazy weather continues Monday and Tuesday, then the state takes a cold turn the second half of the week.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Gulf Coast residents brace for Sally, possible new hurricane

Gulf Coast residents brace for Sally, possible new hurricane

Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sally is expected to become a hurricane on Monday and reach shore by early Tuesday, bringing dangerous weather conditions, including risk of flooding, to a region stretching from the western Florida Panhandle to southeast Louisiana.
by The Associated Press

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Crews locate missing plane in water-filled quarry

Recovery crews have located a missing airplane in a water-filled quarry near the Mississippi River on Grey Cloud Island in Washington County, authorities say. Three people were in the single-engine Cessna aircraft when it left Fleming Field in South St. Paul Sunday afternoon.
by The Associated Press

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Visits, voting punctuate big political week in Minnesota

Visits, voting punctuate big political week in Minnesota

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will campaign in Minnesota as early voting opens. New polls show Biden ahead in the race.
by Brian Bakst

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Smoke causes hazy sunshine Monday

After a frosty start north, Minnesota returns to seasonable highs Monday under sunny but hazy skies.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Federal jury trials set to resume

After months of closed federal courtrooms in Minnesota due to COVID-19, federal jury trials are set to resume on Monday. The last time a defendant faced a federal jury in Minnesota was in early February, when jurors convicted 50-year-old Dwight Frederick Barnes of distributing methamphetamine.  This is an MPR News morning update for Monday, September 14, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Sept. 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations at 2-month low; cases rise

Sept. 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations at 2-month low; cases rise

The newest numbers come after Minnesota recorded more than 1,600 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths over the weekend. “It’s certainly no time to let down our guard,” the state’s health commissioner said Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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Despite a new federal ban, many renters are still getting evicted

Despite a new federal ban, many renters are still getting evicted

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a nationwide eviction ban for people who can't pay rent and have no place to go. It's helping some, but many others are getting evicted anyway.
by Chris Arnold

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A COVID-19 vaccine may be only 50% effective. Is that good enough?

A COVID-19 vaccine may be only 50% effective. Is that good enough?

Scientists are racing to develop a vaccine that proves "safe and effective." It may not prevent infection in everyone who gets it, but it still could eventually stop the pandemic. Here's how.
by Allison Aubrey

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Redesigning the office to maximize health

Redesigning the office to maximize health

Architects are already looking beyond COVID-19 to imagine the office of 2025 and beyond — an office that will keep us safe on the job, whatever pandemic virus strikes next.
by Emily Vaughn

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Floyd family launches George Floyd Memorial Foundation

Floyd family launches George Floyd Memorial Foundation

The family of George Floyd celebrated his life Sunday in Minneapolis as they launched the George Floyd Memorial Foundation. 
by Myah Christenson

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Winds remain a concern as death toll reaches 33 from West Coast fires

Winds remain a concern as death toll reaches 33 from West Coast fires

The thick smoke helped firefighters by blocking the sun and turning the weather cooler as they tried to get a handle on the wildfires. But warnings of low moisture and strong winds that could fan the flames added urgency to the battle.
by The Associated Press

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Journalist Maria Hinojosa tells Latinos, silenced voices: 'We need you'

Journalist Maria Hinojosa tells Latinos, silenced voices: 'We need you'

The “Latino USA” host, who's spent a career covering those silenced in the media, now tells her own story in a new memoir. "We all have to work at making the immigrant story much more public," she said.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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