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Stories from March 15, 2024

March weather is warmer than normal in Minnesota

Despite cooler temperatures forecast in the coming days, the month of March will likely be warmer than normal. That's according to climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley. He says the warm, dry winter of 2024 has counteracted the wettest December in history recorded at the end of last year.
by Emily Reese

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Cube Critics argue about ‘Airbender’ on Netflix

Cube Critics argue about ‘Airbender’ on Netflix

Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Kyra Miles disagree about Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender”
by Jacob Aloi and Kyra Miles

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Sold for scrap: Franconia Sculpture Park removes sculpture by founder

Sold for scrap: Franconia Sculpture Park removes sculpture by founder

The steel sculpture “Prometheus III” at Franconia Sculpture Park was dismantled and sold for scrap. Artist John Hock, a founder and former director of the Park, says he wasn’t warned.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Politics Friday: The fate of a sports betting bill and a TikTok ban

Politics Friday: The fate of a sports betting bill and a TikTok ban

March Madness is upon us, so it’s a perfect time to check in on sports betting legislation at the Capitol. Who wants it, who doesn’t? Plus, a look at the proposal in Congress to ban TikTok if it doesn’t get a new owner.
by Brian Bakst, Ellie Roth and Matthew Alvarez

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The green energy gridlock at the Capitol

The green energy gridlock at the Capitol

Generating and delivering energy has evolved over the last 50 years, but slowing down climate change requires a bigger effort with government legislation.
by Paul Huttner, Ngoc Bui and Matthew Alvarez

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St. Paul teachers OK new contract set to boost pay, benefits

St. Paul teachers OK new contract set to boost pay, benefits

The deal includes a $3,500 salary increase for licensed staff this school year and a 4 percent increase in 2024-25. It’s set to go to the St. Paul school board for approval next week. The two sides came together during negotiations last week, averting a strike.
by MPR News Staff

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Weekend weather: Windy with coolest temps Sunday

Weekend weather: Windy with coolest temps Sunday

Cooler temperatures are on the way for the weekend, and we’ll have gusty winds. Parts of northern Minnesota will see some snow on Saturday.
by Ron Trenda

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Legacy in pink: First Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco reborn as art at the Walker

Legacy in pink: First Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco reborn as art at the Walker

“The New Eagle Creek Saloon,” an art installation at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, reimagines the first Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco, Calif., blending art with social and historical themes.
by Jacob Aloi

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In ‘The Manicurist's Daughter,’ a refugee family goes on after its matriarch’s death

In ‘The Manicurist's Daughter,’ a refugee family goes on after its matriarch’s death

Author Susan Lieu transforms her acclaimed 2019 one-woman show — “140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother” — into a memoir of her family after the death of her mother due to botched plastic surgery.
by Thúy Đinh

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How memory works

How memory works

Why is music so evocative? Why do some memories stick and others fade? How important is slow-wave sleep to the way memory works? One of the country’s leading neuroscientists joins MPR News host Kerri Miller on Big Books and Bold Ideas this week to talk about why memory isn’t so much who we were as who we are.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Still mild Friday; rising winds bring cold air Saturday

Still mild Friday; rising winds bring cold air Saturday

Temperatures will still be above normal Friday — but change is coming. Gusty winds will blow in colder air Friday into Saturday with below-normal temperatures by Sunday and Monday. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Walz signs compromise school resource officer bill

Walz signs compromise school resource officer bill

The bill allows officers to use prone restraints in situations where students pose a risk to themselves or others. It also sets up funding for extra training for officers.
by Dana Ferguson and Anna Haecherl

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Marc-Andre Fleury posts his 75th career shutout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0

Marc-Andre Fleury posts his 75th career shutout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0

Fleury is 11th on the NHL shutouts list, one behind Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito. The 39-year-old goaltender got plenty of help from his teammates, who were credited with 16 blocked shots.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis City Council overrides Frey's rideshare pay veto. Walz signs compromise SRO bill

In a vote of 10 to three on Thursday, the Minneapolis City Council overrode Mayor Jacob Frey's veto of an ordinance that raises rideshare drivers' pay and offers them more protections. And Gov. Tim Walz has signed a compromise school resource officer bill.
by Phil Picardi

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War has forced half of Gaza into Rafah. Palestinians there are at a breaking point

War has forced half of Gaza into Rafah. Palestinians there are at a breaking point

Five months into the war, about half of Gaza's population has been squeezed into Rafah. The governorate was crowded before the war, but mass displacement has made it the site of a spiraling crisis.
by Connie Hanzhang Jin, Alyson Hurt, Brent Jones and D. Parvaz

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What to know about Russia's election, sure to hand Putin another term

What to know about Russia's election, sure to hand Putin another term

Putin forever? Russia's president goes into this week's election with no serious contenders, cementing his already quarter-century hold on the Kremlin through at least 2030.
by Charles Maynes

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Family of slain Ukrainian journalist sues Fox News, alleging a cover up

Family of slain Ukrainian journalist sues Fox News, alleging a cover up

Oleksandra Kuvshynova’s parents say Fox News put their daughter in harm’s way unnecessarily, then promoted a false account of her death. They also point blame at a reporter who was with her that day.
by David Folkenflik

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