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Stories from November 28, 2022

Minnesota nurses heading for another strike vote, possible 2nd walkout

Minnesota nurses heading for another strike vote, possible 2nd walkout, and winter is readying another November blast for much of Minnesota. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Protester with rainbow flag runs onto field at World Cup

Protester with rainbow flag runs onto field at World Cup

The protester was ushered away through a tunnel. It wasn’t immediately clear if the person faced any charges or had been detained by police.
by The Associated Press

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200 rescued off Upper Red Lake after ice breaks free

200 rescued off Upper Red Lake after ice breaks free

The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that more than 200 anglers were on a large ice chunk that broke free on the northern Minnesota lake. The office later confirmed the stranded anglers had been evacuated off the ice.
by MPR News Staff

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Court orders state to reconsider teaching license for ex-cop who killed Castile

Court orders state to reconsider teaching license for ex-cop who killed Castile

The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday ordered a state board to reconsider issuing a substitute teaching license to the former police officer who killed Philando Castile. A jury in 2017 acquitted Jeronimo Yanez of manslaughter in the traffic stop shooting death the previous year of the St. Paul school cafeteria supervisor.
by Matt Sepic

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Twin Cities at forefront of guaranteed basic income experiment

Twin Cities at forefront of guaranteed basic income experiment

Minneapolis and St. Paul are at the forefront of a national experiment which involves giving people $500 a month with no strings attached.
by Jon Collins

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Snowy mess Tuesday; 2-6 inches possible across Twin Cities region

Snowy mess Tuesday; 2-6 inches possible across Twin Cities region

Morning and afternoon rush hours Tuesday in the Twin Cities will likely feature snow and slick roads as southern Minnesota gets a snow shot. The North Shore also looks likely to get some snow.
by Paul Huttner

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The sound of the Wild: John deCausmeaker reflects on singing to hockey fans

The national anthem is one of the first things Wild fans hear at their hockey games. The man belting out that song has a story of his own. John deCausmeaker talks with host Cathy Wurzer about his career and his current gig.
by Britt Aamodt and Cathy Wurzer

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How government action encouraged shock jocks and talk radio that changed the political game

How government action encouraged shock jocks and talk radio that changed the political game

Host Cathy Wurzer talks with Minneapolis-based independent journalist Katie Thornton just came out with a new 5-part series on WNYC’s show "On the Media" about how the the American right came to dominate talk radio, and how one company is launching a conservative media empire on the airwaves.
by Ellen Finn and Cathy Wurzer

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Stephanie Hansen dishes on the recipes in her new cookbook 'True North Cabin Cookbook'

Stephanie Hansen dishes on the recipes in her new cookbook 'True North Cabin Cookbook'

Stephanie Hansen, from FM 107 and The Jason Show talks with host Cathy Wurzer about her new cookbook “True North Cabin Cookbook” and winter cooking with a summer cabin feel.
by Britt Aamodt and Cathy Wurzer

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What's the deal with the new Minneapolis police oversight proposal?

What's the deal with the new Minneapolis police oversight proposal?

Host Cathy Wurzer talks with Rachel Moran about the city of Minneapolis’ plan to replace the city’s long-criticized police civilian review process with a new Community Commission on Police Oversight. Moran is a professor at St Thomas School of Law and an expert on police accountability and oversight boards.
by Ellen Finn and Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota Now November 28 2022

Minnesota Now November 28 2022

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WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racist stigma

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racist stigma

"Removing 'monkey' removes the stigma that monkeypox comes with," an expert tells NPR. But he questions why the World Health Organization will wait a year for the change to take full effect.
by Bill Chappell

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Stressed about money this holiday season? It doesn't have to be so expensive

Stressed about money this holiday season? It doesn't have to be so expensive

Travel prices are up this holiday season, and the cost of just about everything else is high due to inflation. But the holidays don’t have to be so expensive. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two experts about practicing frugality this holiday season.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa starts to erupt, sending ash nearby

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa starts to erupt, sending ash nearby

The world’s largest active volcano was erupting Monday. Officials said that Mauna Loa wasn’t immediately threatening communities on Hawaii’s Big Island but people should be prepared for worse. The U.S. Geological Survey says the eruption began late Sunday night in the volcano on the Big Island. The agency warned residents at risk from Mauna Loa's lava flows to review their eruption preparations. Scientists had been on alert because of a recent spike in earthquakes at the summit of the volcano, which last erupted in 1984.
by The Associated Press

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Snow, colder temps return after mild Monday

Snow, colder temps return after mild Monday

Light snow will brush northern Minnesota Monday while southern Minnesota sees mild temperatures in the 40s. Heavier snow develops Monday night into Tuesday across central and southern Minnesota with a mix in southeastern Minnesota. Cold and wind blow in Wednesday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Whalen leads Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class

Whalen leads Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class

Lindsay Whalen, who helped the Minnesota Lynx win four WNBA championships, will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame next spring as part of a five-member class. 
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota nurses vote this week on whether to authorize another strike

On Wednesday, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association will vote on whether to authorize another strike, more than two months after a historic three-day walkout. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Winter storm to affect parts of the region Tuesday

Winter storm to affect parts of the region Tuesday

Southern Minnesota will see a mild day again Monday with highs in the low 40s. Northern Minnesota will see some light snow with a coating of 1 inch possible near the international border. A winter storm will bring snow to much of central and southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin late Monday night into Tuesday evening. It’ll be colder and windy Wednesday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Curry, Warriors cruise to 137-114 win over Timberwolves

Curry, Warriors cruise to 137-114 win over Timberwolves

Stephen Curry had 25 points and 11 rebounds and Jordan Poole pitched in 24 points off the bench for the Golden State Warriors in a 137-114 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. 
by The Associated Press

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Work of pioneering Arctic explorer from Minnesota gains new relevance in tracking effects of climate change

Work of pioneering Arctic explorer from Minnesota gains new relevance in tracking effects of climate change

Canadian researchers have been traveling to Minnesota to view plant specimens gathered in the Arctic decades ago by a boot-clomping, chain-smoking librarian who grew up near Duluth. The work of Margaret Oldenburg is finding new relevance as a way to better understand the effects of climate change.
by Tim Nelson

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Bills targeting trans youth are growing more common — and radically reshaping lives

Bills targeting trans youth are growing more common — and radically reshaping lives

An NPR analysis finds that over the past two years, state lawmakers introduced more than 300 bills targeting trans people. Most of this legislation, 86 percent, takes aim at the rights of trans youth.
by Koko Nakajima and Connie Hanzhang Jin

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Congress considers codifying same-sex marriage after long battle for gay rights

Congress considers codifying same-sex marriage after long battle for gay rights

Same-sex marriage was once a deeply divisive issue. Now, polls show over 70 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage, and Congress is set to move forward with The Respect for Marriage Act.
by Ari Shapiro and Jonaki Mehta

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Democrats made midterm gains in rural areas. Can they keep them?

Democrats made midterm gains in rural areas. Can they keep them?

Democrats had better than expected midterm elections in 2022, partly because of their ability to draw votes from rural areas. These voters could create new battlegrounds in 2024.
by Ximena Bustillo

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Monday snow chance northern Minn.; Plowable snow will slow Tuesday commutes

Monday snow chance northern Minn.; Plowable snow will slow Tuesday commutes

There’s snow in our forecast. Parts of northern Minnesota will see some Monday flakes. A low pressure system is expected to spread a swath of snow across southern Minnesota, the Twin Cities metro area, plus parts of central and northeastern Minnesota and much of Wisconsin Tuesday and Tuesday night. We have the updated snow forecast.
by Ron Trenda

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