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Feds allege 11 more teens on payroll of slaughterhouse cleaning contractor

Feds allege 11 more teens on payroll of slaughterhouse cleaning contractor

The U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday that investigators have found 11 additional minors hired to work overnight to clean slaughterhouses. The latest court filings bring the total number of teens alleged to have been employed by Packers Sanitation Services Inc. to 42. 
by Matt Sepic

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Milder Thursday afternoon and Friday, then much colder

Milder Thursday afternoon and Friday, then much colder

Cold winds on Wednesday will give way to milder temperatures on Thursday and especially Friday. Periods of light snow are likely for Friday and Friday night as much colder air approaches for the weekend.
by Bill Endersen

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Club Q owner in Colorado says he will reopen the LGBTQ club after mass shooting

Club Q owner in Colorado says he will reopen the LGBTQ club after mass shooting

Club Q owner Nic Grzecka told NPR he and his staff are working on a yet-to-be-determined temporary solution. The Nov. 20 shooting killed 5 people and wounded another 17. A suspect has been arrested.
by Ivy Winfrey

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Voting rights, surplus spending on state lawmakers' wish list

Voting rights for non-incarcerated felons and figuring out how to spend the state’s budget surplus will be key priorities for state lawmakers in the new year. This is the evening MPR News update for Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Hosted by Peter Cox. Theme music by Gary Meiste

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Biden: Nevada site sacred to tribes to be national monument

Biden: Nevada site sacred to tribes to be national monument

The site, to be designated Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, would encompass a rugged and dry triangular-shaped area roughly from the Colorado River — marking the Arizona state line — to California and the California Mojave National Preserve. The area is mostly undeveloped landscape dotted with Joshua trees and bighorn sheep migration routes.
by The Associated Press

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Court approves restrictions on MPD use of force during peaceful protests

Court approves restrictions on MPD use of force during peaceful protests

The agreement prohibits the city from arresting, threatening to arrest or using physical force like chemical agents, flash bang grenades and foam-tipped bullets against people engaging in lawful demonstrations. 
by MPR News Staff

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Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies at 79

Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies at 79

Her death was announced on the band’s social media accounts. No cause of death or other details were immediately provided, but a family statement said she “passed away peacefully at hospital this morning” with family around her after a “short illness.”
by The Associated Press

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No longer the fringe: Small-town voters fear for America

No longer the fringe: Small-town voters fear for America

In a picturesque corner of western Wisconsin, a growing right-wing conservative movement has rocketed to prominence. They see America as a dark place, dangerous, where democracy is under attack by a tyrannical government.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Now for November 30, 2022

Minnesota Now for November 30, 2022

Minnesota Now for November 30, 2022 with host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Send help': Minnesotans worry as heating costs climb, winter nears

'Send help': Minnesotans worry as heating costs climb, winter nears

After a big infusion of federal pandemic funding last year, heating assistance grants have dropped back to pre-pandemic levels while fuel prices surge. It’s left many low-income Minnesotans wondering how they will pay their bills and stay warm this winter.
by Dan Gunderson

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House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions

House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions

Congress is moving urgently to head off the looming U.S. rail strike. The House passed a bill Wednesday that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement reached in September that failed to gain the support of all 12 unions involved.
by The Associated Press

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Anishinaabe author Linda LeGarde Grover on the power of stories to connect

Anishinaabe author Linda LeGarde Grover on the power of stories to connect

Anishinaabe author Linda LeGarde Grover, Bois Forte Band, talks with host Cathy Wurzer about the power of stories to strengthen families and cultural connections. LeGarde is professor emeritus of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and her latest book is called “Gichigami Hearts.”
by Gretchen Brown and Cathy Wurzer

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Why has the U.S. House voted to block railroad workers from negotiating a new contract?

Why has the U.S. House voted to block railroad workers from negotiating a new contract?

Host Cathy Wurzer talks with Louis Johnston, professor in the Economics department at Saint John’s University about a possible strike among railroad workers and the U.S. House of Representatives vote on stopping it.
by Ellen Finn and Cathy Wurzer

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Adair Mosley’s vision for racial equity in Minnesota

Adair Mosley’s vision for racial equity in Minnesota

Adair Mosley opened a grocery store and launched a scholarship program while he led the Minneapolis nonprofit Pillsbury United Communities. MPR News host Angela Davis talked with Adair Mosley about his work in the community, why humility is central to leadership and what he hopes to do in his new job.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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New approaches to managing type 2 diabetes 

New approaches to managing type 2 diabetes 

One in ten Americans have diabetes. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about new ways of understanding this chronic disease and what we can do to help prevent type 2 diabetes and manage it.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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ND high court asked to lift injunction against abortion ban

ND high court asked to lift injunction against abortion ban

An attorney for North Dakota has asked the state Supreme Court to strike down an injunction that had blocked the state’s abortion ban, saying a lower court judge was wrong to grant it.
by The Associated Press

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Cold winds Wednesday; temps rebound Thursday; snow possible late Friday

Cold winds Wednesday; temps rebound Thursday; snow possible late Friday

Gusty winds from the northwest will blow at 15-40 mph across much of Minnesota Wednesday, driving subzero and single-digit wind chills. Thursday climbs back to the 20s and 30s with highs near 40 in southern Minnesota Friday, along with possible snow Friday night.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Cold, windy Wednesday then warmer Thursday; more snow possible late Friday

Cold, windy Wednesday then warmer Thursday; more snow possible late Friday

Cold and wind are the themes for Wednesday. Winds will blow from the northwest at 15-25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph. Wind chills will be in the single digits east and subzero west. Overnight Wednesday night will bring temperatures into the single digits for most. Thursday and Friday will be warmer but more snow is possible late Friday into Friday night.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Day of snow adds up to more than a half-foot in parts of eastern, southern Minnesota

Tuesday was a true snow day across much of southern and eastern Minnesota, as snow that started falling before sunrise added up to more than a half-foot by evening in many locations. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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U.S. lawmakers skeptical grocery merger will mean lower prices

U.S. lawmakers skeptical grocery merger will mean lower prices

U.S. senators from both parties have expressed skepticism that a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons will lower prices for consumers. But the CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons insisted Tuesday that there will still be competition. They told a hearing that a merger will help them counter growing rivals like Walmart, Costco and Amazon. 
by The Associated Press

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Biden making new commitments at Tribal Nations Summit

Biden making new commitments at Tribal Nations Summit

The Biden administration is making new commitments to Native American nations at the first in-person summit on tribal affairs in six years.
by The Associated Press

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Strong thunderstorms and tornadoes are moving through parts of the South

Strong thunderstorms and tornadoes are moving through parts of the South

Weather forecasters are warning of the potential for strong thunderstorms and tornadoes across a wide swath of the South Wednesday, including across Mississippi, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.
by James Doubek

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Young pastor with deep roots in Black church ‘keeps it very real’

Young pastor with deep roots in Black church ‘keeps it very real’

Thirty-year-old Elijah McDavid III is the senior pastor at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in north Minneapolis. He’s continuing the long standing role of the Black church playing an active role in helping the community, but doing it with his own style.
by Simone Cazares

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Twitter will no longer enforce its COVID misinformation policy

Twitter will no longer enforce its COVID misinformation policy

Public health experts and social media researchers are concerned that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.
by The Associated Press

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