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Stories from September 6, 2023

'This is about the message it sends': Carleton College ends legacy admissions

'This is about the message it sends': Carleton College ends legacy admissions

Carleton College now joins the rank of colleges and universities that have ended legacy admissions. The University of Minnesota scrapped its policy this summer. Across the country, more than a hundred colleges and universities have ended legacy admissions since 2015.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Missing 4-year-old found safe

Minneapolis police have safely located the missing 4-year-old girl.
by MPR News Staff

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Rebate checks look like junk mail; Carlton County wildfire continues burning

The state Department of Revenue says some Minnesotans are mistaking rebate checks for junk mail and discarding them. And crews continued work Wednesday to extinguish a 40-acre wildfire in Carlton County that ignited on Labor Day. The fire has forced the evacuation of six homes.   These stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Jacob Aloi. Music by Gary Meister.
by Jacob Aloi

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Montana return address making some think rebates are a scam

Montana return address making some think rebates are a scam

Some Minnesotans are mistaking their tax rebate checks for a scam or junk mail because of the address of the Montana contractor the state is working with.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide

Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide

The court's sweeping decision Wednesday comes amid a trend in Latin America of loosening restrictions on abortion, even as access has been limited in parts of the United States.
by The Associated Press

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Radio Camp 2023: Indigenous leaders seek justice, accurate representation

Radio Camp 2023: Indigenous leaders seek justice, accurate representation

Twelve Twin Cities-area students spent a week at MPR News listening to Indigenous leaders in the law, arts and media describe their work and mission make sure Native lives are accurately portrayed.
by Nancy Lebens

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McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending

McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending

Reporters repeatedly asked the Senate GOP leader to provide details of what caused two incidents where he froze at events. McConnell instead referred them to a recent letter from his physician.
by Kelsey Snell, Lexie Schapitl and Susan Davis

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Henderson, Minnesota group drafts vision for a center dedicated to ruby-throated hummingbird

Henderson, Minnesota group drafts vision for a center dedicated to ruby-throated hummingbird

Minnesota hosts an incredible number and diversity of birds, an International Owl Center and a National Eagle Center. Henderson, Minn., bird-lovers want to build a center for one of their smaller migratory visitors.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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'Holly' is one of Stephen King's most political novels to date

'Holly' is one of Stephen King's most political novels to date

“Holly” is a gripping crime novel — one that's very close to the traditional King horror aesthetic. The author hasn't been shy about his politics, but this is one of his most political books to date.
by Gabino Iglesias

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YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke formally charged with 6 felony counts of child abuse

YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke formally charged with 6 felony counts of child abuse

Ruby Franke, the YouTube mommy blogger behind the channel 8 Passengers, was arrested last week after her 12-year-old son climbed out a window and ran to a neighbor’s house asking for food and water.
by Emily Olson

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Legislators weigh in on potential special session over new student restraint law

Legislators weigh in on potential special session over new student restraint law

Gov. Tim Walz says he wants to clear up a law about school resource officers’ use of force and restraining students in schools and he’s not ruling out a special legislative session to do so.
by Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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Bracing for fall viruses and ‘vaccine fatigue’  

Bracing for fall viruses and ‘vaccine fatigue’  

As we say hello to September, it’s time to welcome another round of vaccines into our lives. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with an infectious disease expert and a pediatric nurse about COVID-19 boosters, flu shots, RSV shots and “vaccine fatigue.”  
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Unhealthy air across western Minnesota; cooler conditions persist

Unhealthy air across western Minnesota; cooler conditions persist

It’ll be much cooler Wednesday and windy. Clouds will linger for much of eastern and central Minnesota. Air quality will be unhealthy at times in the western half of the state.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Civil rights lawsuit in North Dakota accuses a white supremacist group of racial intimidation

Civil rights lawsuit in North Dakota accuses a white supremacist group of racial intimidation

Two nonprofit groups have sued a white nationalist hate group in North Dakota, accusing it of racial intimidation. The civil rights lawsuit filed against Patriot Front in federal court Friday stems from vandalism that it says the group committed as recently as July after a fatal police shooting.
by The Associated Press

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A 25-year-old from a small town leads North Carolina's Democratic Party toward 2024

A 25-year-old from a small town leads North Carolina's Democratic Party toward 2024

Anderson Clayton is the youngest — and only Gen Z — state party chair in the country. She wants to help President Joe Biden win over young and rural voters in her state next November.
by Elena Moore and Ximena Bustillo

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Cooler, windy Wednesday; air quality alert expanded west

Cooler, windy Wednesday; air quality alert expanded west

Temperatures will be much cooler behind a cold front Wednesday. It will be windy with lingering clouds east but sunshine west. Air quality will be unhealthy at times west.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Walz open to special session over school resource officers

Police groups and Republican lawmakers have urged the governor to call a special session to repeal a law that prohibits school resource officers from restraining students in a way that restricts their breathing. This is an MPR New morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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WNBA playoff spots still up for grabs with less than one week left in regular season

WNBA playoff spots still up for grabs with less than one week left in regular season

There are several playoff spots still up for grabs in the final week of the WNBA’s regular season. Only five teams, including Minnesota, have clinched spots in the postseason and just one knows its seeding with Connecticut locked in at No. 3.
by The Associated Press

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Solano hits 3-run triple, Twins beat Guardians 8-3 to open 7-game lead in AL Central

Solano hits 3-run triple, Twins beat Guardians 8-3 to open 7-game lead in AL Central

Jorge Polanco hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly and Donovan Solano added a three-run triple in Minnesota’s five-run eighth inning as the Twins pushed their lead in the AL Central over second-place Cleveland to seven games with an 8-3 win over the Guardians.
by The Associated Press

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5 YA books for fall that give academia vibes

5 YA books for fall that give academia vibes

These new tales offer up eerie magics, mysterious buildings, tentative friendships, and a whole lot of excellent excuses for why someone's homework didn't get done.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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The perilous hunt for PPP fraud and the hot tip that wasn't

The perilous hunt for PPP fraud and the hot tip that wasn't

The public data on PPP loans contains a lot of suspicious patterns, but it can also send people on wild goose chases
by Martin Kaste

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Minneapolis writer weaves scams, sibling ties into new novel

Minneapolis writer weaves scams, sibling ties into new novel

You’ve likely heard of capable kids who are basically the adults in their family. That's definitely true of Drew, the central character of Minneapolis writer Laura Zimmermann's darkly humorous new young adult novel “Just Do This One Thing For Me.”
by Euan Kerr

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Lab data suggests new COVID booster will protect against worrisome variant

Lab data suggests new COVID booster will protect against worrisome variant

Preliminary laboratory studies find antibodies from previous infections and vaccinations can neutralize the BA.2.86 variant. The findings bode well for new boosters on the way this fall.
by Rob Stein

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