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Stories from May 12, 2024

Santana homers, Ober fans 10 as Minnesota Twins beat Blue Jays 5-1 for 17th win in 20 games

Santana homers, Ober fans 10 as Minnesota Twins beat Blue Jays 5-1 for 17th win in 20 games

Carlos Santana hit a three-run home run, Bailey Ober matched his career high by striking out 10 over 6 1/3 shutout innings and the Minnesota Twins won for the 17th time in 20 games by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1.
by The Associated Press

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May Mental Health Month 2024

May Mental Health Month 2024

This mental health month, join Call to Mind with five new specials. Each broadcast hour focuses on a timely mental health topic and explores emerging research, shares stories of people living with mental illness, and features interviews with top experts.
by Jessica Bari

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Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements

Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements

Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it may be used in ways that don't make a dent in the crisis.
by The Associated Press

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In honor of Mother’s Day, here’s ‘Mother Play’ — which gestated for 40 years

In honor of Mother’s Day, here’s ‘Mother Play’ — which gestated for 40 years

Playwright Paula Vogel is known not just for her work on Broadway — but for the generations of famous playwrights whose careers she has nurtured. “Mother Play,” starring Jessica Lange, is about her own mother.
by Jeff Lunden

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Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98

Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98

Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one Corman picture buried in their resumes.
by Neda Ulaby

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Grand Portage Band and MnDOT to unveil Ojibwe-English road signs

Grand Portage Band and MnDOT to unveil Ojibwe-English road signs

This week the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and MnDOT are unveiling six dual-language English-Ojibwe signs along Highway 61, the first time the agency will post signs in an indigenous language outside reservation boundaries.
by Dan Kraker

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Otter Tail County proposes restrictions on vacation home rentals

Otter Tail County proposes restrictions on vacation home rentals

Otter Tail County is considering a new ordinance designed to reduce noise and large gatherings at vacation home rentals. The proposed ordinance is in response to complaints from lake property owners.
by Dan Gunderson

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Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision 2024 in a year of protests

Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision 2024 in a year of protests

The Swiss singer and rapper was one of two nonbinary artists in the finals at this year's event held in Malmo, Sweden. Meanwhile, protesters called for Israel's disqualification from the contest.
by Chloe Veltman

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