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Stories from September 26, 2022

49th Feeding Our Future food fraud suspect arrested at Chicago airport

49th Feeding Our Future food fraud suspect arrested at Chicago airport

Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a 49th defendant in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud federal child nutrition programs. FBI agents in Chicago arrested Mohamed Muse Noor at O'Hare Airport after investigators learned late Sunday that he had booked a Monday morning flight to Istanbul, Turkey.

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Why meteorologists feel sick about Hurricane Ian

Meteorologists have long warned about a slow-moving, major hurricane around Tampa. Hurricane Ian looks to be taking the shape of a long-studied and feared near-direct strike from a major hurricane on the greater Tampa Bay area.
by Paul Huttner

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Political feuding intensifies over food-fraud case

Political feuding intensifies over food-fraud case

Republican candidates called for an independent probe into the state’s handling of alleged fraud in a COVID-related meal program and measures they say could stop future abuse. But the timeline of actions taken to spot the Feeding Our Future case remains murky.
by Brian Bakst

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Democrats are divided as House passes bill package to fund police

U.S. Representatives Omar, Craig and Phillips were among those in the U.S. House that passed four bills Thursday authorizing grants for law enforcement hiring, training and mental health first responders.
by Tim Nelson and Ellen Finn

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Klobuchar, State Patrol target distracted drivers

Klobuchar, State Patrol target distracted drivers

Sen. Amy Klobuchar co-sponsored a provision of the federal infrastructure law designed to help states crack down on distracted driving, which the Minnesota State Patrol says is a potentially deadly problem.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Minnesota Now for Sept. 26, 2022

Minnesota Now for Sept. 26, 2022

The U.S. House has passed a 2 billion dollar plan to curb crime. We'll get the crime fighting details and a read on the likelihood that it will pass the Senate. Early voting is underway for more than 200 public offices across the state. We'll hear what local polling is saying about the issues the majority of voters care about. The annual Nobel conference at Gustavus Adolphus College this week is focused on the impact of inequality on young people's mental health. We'll talk with the conference organizer about their impact. And a newly opened woodworking space is dedicated to those not traditionally included in the medium.
by Tim Nelson

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Fireweed Woodshop returns, bringing woodworking to women and nonbinary people

Fireweed Woodshop returns, bringing woodworking to women and nonbinary people

A Minneapolis woodshop dedicated to marginalized genders is bringing women and nonbinary people into a craft that is often viewed as masculine. Fireweed Community Woodshop reopened recently after shuttering during the pandemic. MPR News reporter Grace Birnstengel talks with guest host Tim Nelson about the Fireweed and their mission.
by Gretchen Brown and Tim Nelson

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This Year's Nobel Conference explores inequality's impact on young people's mental health

This Year's Nobel Conference explores inequality's impact on young people's mental health

The annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter happens September 28th and 29th. The festival director, Lisa Heldke, talks with guest host Tim Nelson about why the committee chose this topic and how the seven speakers at the conference will address it.
by Britt Aamodt and Tim Nelson

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Hurricane Ian strengthens to a Category 3 storm as it takes aim at Florida

Hurricane Ian strengthens to a Category 3 storm as it takes aim at Florida

Ian hits Cuba with a life-threatening storm surge as the storm strengthens, causing a large stretch of Florida's coast to now be under a hurricane warning. More than two million people are under evacuation orders.  
by Bill Chappell

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Wisconsin's top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena

Wisconsin's top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena

Rep. Bennie Thompson, Jan. 6 committee chair, issued the subpoena Friday ordering Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to appear on Monday morning either in person or via videoconference. The deposition did not occur.
by The Associated Press

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How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT

How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT

Nationwide, community members are protesting the teaching of social-emotional learning – largely because conservatives have linked it with another flashpoint in public education: critical race theory.
by Meg Anderson

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The British pound hit a record low over fears about income tax cuts and debt

The British pound hit a record low over fears about income tax cuts and debt

The British pound sank to $1.03, before stabilizing slightly, as traders and investors react negatively to new government plans to cut taxes for highest earners and businesses and boosting borrowing.
by Willem Marx

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Breezy Monday with frosty nights ahead for many

Breezy Monday with frosty nights ahead for many

The first half of this week will be cool and below normal with frost possible in many areas Monday and Tuesday nights. A warmup develops later this week into the weekend with 70s returning for southern Minnesota.
by Sven Sundgaard

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NFL ends Pro Bowl; skills competitions, flag game instead

NFL ends Pro Bowl; skills competitions, flag game instead

The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game. The new event will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days. 
by The Associated Press

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49-year-old college football player on joining the team: ‘I didn’t know what to expect’

The story of Ray Ruschel, a 49-year-old college football player from North Dakota, has garnered national attention in recent weeks. For a bit of perspective, Ruschel is only four years older than Tom Brady.  
by Tom Crann and Julia Franz

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Classes canceled at Richfield secondary schools because of online threats

Classes canceled at Richfield secondary schools because of online threats

Secondary schools in the Richfield school district were closed Monday, after school officials said they were the subject of “online threats.” The threats came after gunfire wounded two people outside a homecoming football game on Friday.
by Tim Nelson

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Cool, windy Monday with chilly nights ahead

Cool, windy Monday with chilly nights ahead

Monday will be a cool, windy day with highs ranging from just 50 in northeast Minnesota to the mid 60s southwest. We’ll see a mix of clouds and sun with frost possible for parts of Minnesota Monday and Tuesday nights.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Judge: St. Cloud State has improved equity in sports, but work remains to meet Title IX

Six years after female athletes sued over discrimination, a federal judge ruled that the university still needs to ensure that travel and per diem is equitable for men’s and women’s teams to comply with the 1972 law. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by Tom Crann. Music by Gary Meister.

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Biden's mixed record forces some Dems into odd balancing act

Biden's mixed record forces some Dems into odd balancing act

Some Democrats facing tough midterm races are praising many of the Biden administration's top policy achievements even while distancing themselves from the president himself. 
by The Associated Press

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15 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia

15 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia

Authorities say a gunman has killed 15 people and wounded 24 others in a school in central Russia. According to officials, 11 children were among those killed in the Monday morning shooting in School No. 88 in Izhevsk, a city 600 miles east of Moscow in the Udmurtia region.
by The Associated Press

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Trout homers, doubles twice as Angels beat Twins 10-3

Trout homers, doubles twice as Angels beat Twins 10-3

Mike Trout collected three hits, including his 37th homer of the season, as the Angels defeated the Twins 10-3. Trout also doubled twice, walked and scored three runs. 
by The Associated Press

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Telemedicine abortions just got more complicated for health providers

Telemedicine abortions just got more complicated for health providers

Prescribing medical abortions across state lines is now risky for doctors. "We're talking about something that's a protected right in one state and a felony in a sister state," says one legal scholar.
by Farah Yousry

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Latino poets group Palabristas marks 20 years

Latino poets group Palabristas marks 20 years

Palabristas emerged in 2002 as a national poetry reading event came to town. The group’s co-founder says Latino voices were missing from it.
by Vicki Adame

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