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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter, renowned Twin Cities LGBTQ archivist, dies at 76

Jean-Nickolaus Tretter, renowned Twin Cities LGBTQ archivist, dies at 76

Jean-Nickolaus Tretter, who began what has become one of the most important GLBTQ archival collections in the country, has died. The St. Paul resident was 76.
by Dan Kraker

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Iran execution: Man publicly hanged from crane amid protests

Iran executed a second prisoner on Monday convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country's theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others.
by The Associated Press

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Biden forms interagency group to draft antisemitism strategy

Biden forms interagency group to draft antisemitism strategy

Amid a surge in hateful rhetoric and violence, President Joe Biden on Monday formed a new interagency group to develop a national strategy to combat antisemitism, the White House announced.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota is about to get a multi-round blast of winter with ice, snow and wind

Minnesota is about to get a multi-round blast of winter with ice, snow and wind. Also, opponents are getting ready to take on marijuana legalization at the Capitol. This is an evening update from MPR news hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Newest doctors shun infectious diseases specialty

Newest doctors shun infectious diseases specialty

The pandemic put infectious diseases doctors in the spotlight. The 'Fauci Effect' raised the number of fellowship applicants in 2020, but this year almost half of the training programs went unfilled.
by Pien Huang

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Road map for legal marijuana in Minnesota already exists

Road map for legal marijuana in Minnesota already exists

As the new DFL majorities at the Minnesota Capitol prepare for a debate over legalizing marijuana, there’s already a plan for how it could work. 
by Mark Zdechlik

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Remembering LGBTQ archivist Jean Tretter

Jean Tretter passed away on Friday. But his legacy lives on at the University where he found so little support in the 1970s.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britt Aamodt

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Metrodome down: Remembering Minnesota's epic 2010 snow storm

Metrodome down: Remembering Minnesota's epic 2010 snow storm

A dome-busting snow came to Minnesota 12 years ago this week. It melted, of course, but our memories of it didn’t.
by Amy Felegy

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'It's a human rights issue': The year of Minnesota strikes and union organizing

'It's a human rights issue': The year of Minnesota strikes and union organizing

Minnesota nurses just avoided what would have been a second strike this year. Railway workers this fall came close to striking. And, earlier this year, Minnesota teachers walked off the job. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a labor journalist and a labor historian about why more workers are pushing for raises and workplace changes through a union.  
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Sam Stroozas

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Golden Globe noms led by 'Banshees,' 'Everything Everywhere'

Golden Globe noms led by 'Banshees,' 'Everything Everywhere'

The 80th Golden Globe Awards nominations have been announced, with "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" leading the pack. Nominations were read Monday on NBC's "Today" show.
by The Associated Press

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Dry Monday; wintry mix Monday night into Tuesday

Dry Monday; wintry mix Monday night into Tuesday

Winter storm watches go into effect starting at 12 a.m. Tuesday in southwestern Minnesota to 6 p.m. Tuesday along the North Shore. A wintry mix is possible Monday night into Tuesday morning in southwestern Minnesota. The wintry mix develops east through Tuesday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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U.S. futures rise ahead of last Fed policy meeting of 2022

U.S. futures rise ahead of last Fed policy meeting of 2022

Wall Street pointed modestly higher ahead of the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting of 2022, where it’s expected the central bank will raise its main lending rate by another half-point. 
by The Associated Press

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Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit

Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even modest fares could be a burden to them. So the nation’s capital will begin offering free bus fares to residents next summer. 
by The Associated Press

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State DFL leaders say bonding bill is a priority for next session

Minnesota lawmakers haven’t been able to pass a borrowing bill in two years, leading to a backlog in public construction projects around the state. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Slow moving winter storm to impact Minnesota most of the week

Slow moving winter storm to impact Minnesota most of the week

Mild, mostly cloudy and dry Monday with highs in the 30s statewide. Rain, snow and freezing rain develop southwest Monday night and move northeast Tuesday. Rain and snow will continue on and off Wednesday with heavy snow developing near Lake Superior. Periods of all snow will continue Thursday into the weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Iran execution: Man hung from crane in public amid protests

Iran execution: Man hung from crane in public amid protests

Iran has executed a second prisoner detained and convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests now challenging the country's theocracy. Authorities publicly hanged him on Monday from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others.
by The Associated Press

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Elon Musk relaunches Twitter Blue with higher price for iPhone users

Elon Musk relaunches Twitter Blue with higher price for iPhone users

Twitter's checkmark re-do follows the company pausing its first attempt after just two days, in the wake of a flood of accounts impersonating companies, politicians and celebrities.
by Bobby Allyn

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the bonding bill but were afraid to ask

Everything you ever wanted to know about the bonding bill but were afraid to ask

Minnesota lawmakers haven’t been able to pass a borrowing bill in two years, leading to a backlog in public construction projects around the state. Now, DFL leaders say getting it done will be a top priority.
by Dana Ferguson

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Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests

Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests

Peru's newest president, Dina Boluarte gave in to protesters' demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections.
by The Associated Press

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