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Stories from September 15, 2022

Here's how to get more free at-home COVID-19 tests

Here's how to get more free at-home COVID-19 tests

Minnesotans can now get more at-home COVID-19 tests for free from the state. They can be ordered online or by calling 1-833-431-2053.
by MPR News Staff

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How small, rural towns are making the biggest clean energy ideas happen

How small, rural towns are making the biggest clean energy ideas happen

How are small towns building clean energy futures? L. Michelle Moore, author of “Rural Renaissance: Revitalizing America’s Hometowns through Clean Power,” shares examples of how rural towns are taking on the biggest ideas to transform our energy systems.
by Paul Huttner

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Strike over, nurses and hospitals say they're heading back to the bargaining table

Strike over, nurses and hospitals say they're heading back to the bargaining table, and Minnesota’s unemployment rate inches up. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Mortgage rates hit six percent, first time since 2008 housing crash

Mortgage rates hit six percent, first time since 2008 housing crash

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed over six percent this week for the first time since the housing crash of 2008, threatening to sideline even more homebuyers from a rapidly cooling housing market.
by The Associated Press

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Ling Ma's first novel predicted the pandemic. Her new collection goes one step beyond

Ling Ma's first novel predicted the pandemic. Her new collection goes one step beyond

Nothing is just one thing in “Bliss Montage.” Satire swirls into savagery; a gimmicky premise into poignancy. Ma writes with such authority that readers are simply swept along.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Minnesota's unemployment rate increases slightly, but Minn. officials say hiring is still strong

Minnesota's unemployment rate increases slightly, but Minn. officials say hiring is still strong

August’s unemployment rate was 1.9 percent, just up from the state’s record-low 1.8 percent in July. It’s still much lower than the national unemployment rate, which was 3.7 percent in August.
by Peter Cox

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Minnesota faith leaders gather in St. Cloud to decry recent break-ins at mosques

Minnesota faith leaders gather in St. Cloud to decry recent break-ins at mosques

Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said his group in the past year has helped 17 mosques in Minnesota access federal grants to improve security.
by MPR News Staff

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Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid U.S.-Russia talks

Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid U.S.-Russia talks

The White House says President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with the families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia. 
by The Associated Press

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Autumn starting to show its true colors around Minnesota

Autumn starting to show its true colors around Minnesota

The Minnesota DNR’s fall colors map suggests your best chances at spotting the seasonal shift will be in the northwest, central south and western border near South Dakota near the Minnesota River.
by Matt Mikus

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Weekend weather: Showers, thunderstorm chances highest on Saturday

Weekend weather: Showers, thunderstorm chances highest on Saturday

Weekend temperatures in Minnesota will be warmer than normal, and shower-thunderstorm chances are highest on Saturday. We have your weekend weather details, plus an update on the flood watch that starts Thursday evening in northeastern Minnesota.
by Ron Trenda

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactors won't restart until Russians leave, its operator says

Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactors won't restart until Russians leave, its operator says

Europe's largest nuclear plant will remain shut down until Russian forces leave, the head of Ukraine’s atomic energy agency tells NPR. Under Russian occupation, he says, “staff cannot operate freely.”
by Kat Lonsdorf

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Putin thanks China's Xi for his 'balanced' stand on Ukraine

Putin thanks China's Xi for his 'balanced' stand on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for his “balanced” approach to the Ukrainian crisis and blasted Washington’s “ugly” policies at a meeting that followed a major setback for Moscow on the battlefield. 
by The Associated Press

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Tribes say North Dakota is tampering with mineral royalties

Tribes say North Dakota is tampering with mineral royalties

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation is accusing North Dakota officials of tampering with the tribes' efforts to collect royalties from oil and gas production underneath a riverbed on the Fort Berthold Reservation. 
by The Associated Press

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Gusty south winds bring warmth, moisture Thursday with showers north and west

Gusty south winds bring warmth, moisture Thursday with showers north and west

It’ll be warm and windy Thursday in southern Minnesota and showery in the north. Friday will bring a more widespread chance of rain statewide. The weekend brings another possibility of rain, mainly on Saturday night.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Gray sharp for 7, Arraez exits early as Twins blank Royals

Gray sharp for 7, Arraez exits early as Twins blank Royals

Sonny Gray cruised through seven sharp innings and the Minnesota Twins, despite losing AL batting leader Luis Arraez to an early injury, beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota nurses hope to return to bargaining table as strike ends

Members of the Minnesota Nurses' Association at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports walked off the job Monday over contract negotiations. Next, they will see if the walkout will help at the bargaining table. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Windy and warm Thursday with showers north and west

Windy and warm Thursday with showers north and west

Thursday will be warm and windy with scattered showers and thunder in northern and western Minnesota. Scattered showers will expand across much of Minnesota into Friday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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St. Paul man sentenced to 43 years in large sextortion case

A St. Paul man has been sentenced to 43 years in prison for running an online pornography scheme that victimized more than 1,000 girls across the United States.
by The Associated Press

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High rents outpace federal disability payments, leaving many homeless

High rents outpace federal disability payments, leaving many homeless

Supplemental Security Income, a federal program meant to be a financial floor for people unable to work, hasn't kept pace with inflation. Many recipients are homeless, unable to save for an apartment.
by Fred Clasen-Kelly

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Art Hounds recommend fall arts festivals, studio tours and dance

Art Hounds recommend fall arts festivals, studio tours and dance

Among the many offerings this weekend, Art Hounds recommend you check out the River Valley Potters Fall Tour in Shafer and Marine in St Croix, the juried art show at the Lakeville Art Festival, and the McKnight Dance Fellows solo performances.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota Senate and House races to watch

Minnesota Senate and House races to watch

All 201 seats in the Minnesota legislature and control of the Minnesota House and Senate are on the ballot this fall. MPR News’ political reporter Brian Bakst breaks down the races to watch.
by Brian Bakst

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With strike over, Minnesota nurses hope it helped contract negotiations

With strike over, Minnesota nurses hope it helped contract negotiations

Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports walked off the job Monday over contract negotiations. Next they will see if the walkout will help at the bargaining table.
by Michelle Wiley

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One-party rule or divided Capitol again? Voters to decide

One-party rule or divided Capitol again? Voters to decide

Narrow legislative majorities will be put to the test in November’s election. All 201 legislative seats — and control of the House and Senate — are on November’s ballot. With the governor’s office also up for grabs, it raises the possibility of one-party control at the Minnesota Capitol, although Minnesota is more familiar with divided state government.
by Brian Bakst

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Voting officials: Misinformation fueling election skepticism

Voting officials: Misinformation fueling election skepticism

Across Minnesota, county officials are encountering people questioning the results of the 2020 election and demanding changes to the voting process, even though there is no proof of widespread fraud or other problems. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Prosecutors move to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction in the 'Serial' podcast case

Prosecutors move to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction in the 'Serial' podcast case

Baltimore's state's attorney filed a motion in circuit court, saying a lengthy investigation conducted with the defense had uncovered new evidence that could undermine the murder conviction.
by The Associated Press

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