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Stories from June 14, 2022

Minnesota baked today in hottest weather in a year, with even hotter days coming

Minnesota baked today in hottest weather in a year, with even hotter days coming, and Eric Ahasic’s Jeopardy streak came to an end today, with a miss on a Richard Nixon quote. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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House OKs security boost for Supreme Court judges, families

The House gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that would allow around-the-clock security protection for families of Supreme Court justices, one week after a man carrying a gun, knife and zip ties was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s house after threatening to kill the justice.
by The Associated Press

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More Minnesotans will soon qualify for food assistance program

More Minnesotans will soon qualify for food assistance program

The Minnesota Legislature has increased the income limit for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The decision comes at a time when households continue to face higher grocery prices due to inflation.
by Ngoc Bui and Tom Crann

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NUR-D on his new project and musical influences

NUR-D burst onto the stage in 2018 and has become one of Minnesota’s fastest rising music stars. If you’re a Minnesota Now listener, you know we love music. NUR-D joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about his music and what is inspiring him lately.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Twin Ports Juneteenth event scheduled to reflect and celebrate

In Minnesota there will be Juneteenth events being held across the state. One of them is the Twin Ports Juneteenth celebration put on by community members in Duluth and Superior, Wis. ChaQuana McEntyre is one of the organizers of Twin Ports Juneteenth. She joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about the event and its significance.
by Cathy Wurzer and Simone Cazares

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Sacred in the city: Indigenous site in St. Paul prepared to welcome, educate public

Sacred in the city: Indigenous site in St. Paul prepared to welcome, educate public

This month, the Lower Phalen Creek Project will begin construction on a 9,000 square foot interpretive center near the entrance of Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary to welcome people back to Wakan Tipi and educate the public.
by Melissa Olson

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Biden to visit 'pariah' Saudi Arabia and Israel next month

Biden to visit 'pariah' Saudi Arabia and Israel next month

President Joe Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia. The White House on Tuesday announced the outline of Biden's July 13-16 Middle East trip.
by The Associated Press

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Two Minnesota children contract measles after traveling outside U.S.

Two children in Hennepin County developed symptoms shortly after returning from another country where the disease is common, the state Health Department said. The preschool-aged kids were unvaccinated, and one was hospitalized due to complications.
by Michelle Wiley

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How have your fathers and father figures shaped you?

How have your fathers and father figures shaped you?

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a St. Paul poet and author who has written about fatherhood, and a Twin Cities performer who has served as a mentor and father figure to young artists.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Russians control 80 percent of contested city in eastern Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian troops control about 80 percent of the fiercely contested eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and have destroyed all three bridges leading out of it but Ukrainian authorities are still trying to evacuate the wounded, a regional official said Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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Deputies rescue horses stuck in northern Minnesota bog

Deputies rescue horses stuck in northern Minnesota bog

An hourslong effort in Beltrami County over the weekend ended with the successful rescue of two horses that had gotten stuck in a bog.
by MPR News Staff

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The S&P 500 is in a bear market. Here’s what that means

Wall Street opened the week with heavy losses that put the benchmark S&P 500 at a level considered to be a so-called bear market. Rising interest rates, the war in Ukraine and China’s economic slowdown are leading investors to reconsider what they’re willing to pay for a wide range of stocks, from high-flying tech companies to industrial conglomerates. 
by The Associated Press

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Brutally hot Tuesday; storms northwest

Brutally hot Tuesday; storms northwest

A warm and humid morning with thunderstorms in northwest Minnesota is already setting us up for a hot Tuesday across southern Minnesota. Heat indices will be in the triple digits for some.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Rising Rainy Lake threatens environmentalist Ernest Oberholtzer's historic retreat

For more than a month hundreds of homeowners have frantically built sandbag walls around their homes on Rainy Lake to try to hold off record-setting floodwaters. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Excessive heat Tuesday followed by storms Wednesday

Excessive heat Tuesday followed by storms Wednesday

It’s already a warm morning and it will be a hot Tuesday. An excessive heat warning is posted for the Twin Cities and a heat advisory is in effect for many other areas in southern Minnesota. Thunderstorms will temporarily break the heat Tuesday night into Wednesday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Owamni in Minneapolis wins James Beard award for Best New Restaurant

Owamni in Minneapolis wins James Beard award for Best New Restaurant

Dana Thompson and Chef Sean Sherman, co-owners of the innovative Indigenous restaurant, accepted the prestigious award at the Lyric Opera in Chicago Monday evening.
by Melissa Olson

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