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Venezuelan Minnesotan chef, newly approved for asylum, will star on ‘Chopped’

Venezuelan Minnesotan chef, newly approved for asylum, will star on ‘Chopped’

After years of immigration limbo, Soleil Ramirez, who owns Crasqui, a fine dining Venezuelan restaurant in St. Paul, achieved two dreams. She was granted asylum and had a chance to compete on the Food Network show “Chopped.”
by Emily Reese and Gretchen Brown

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Winter storm heading through Minnesota. Ontario plans to tax energy to Minnesota

A major winter storm is forecast to bring blizzard conditions to southern Minnesota from Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon. And a Canadian official Tuesday announced his intentions to impose a 25 percent export tax on electricity to Minnesota.
by Kelly Bleyer

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Highways reopening in southern Minnesota after closures due to blizzard; Walz activates National Guard

Highways reopening in southern Minnesota after closures due to blizzard; Walz activates National Guard

With shovels, snowblowers and snowplows, Minnesotans got to work Wednesday digging out from a major late-winter storm that walloped southern and eastern parts of the state with heavy snow, howling winds and blizzard conditions.
by Andrew Krueger, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Read NPR’s annotated fact check of President Trump’s address to Congress

Read NPR’s annotated fact check of President Trump’s address to Congress

President Donald Trump vowed to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy as he delivered an unyielding address Tuesday night to Congress and the nation. Democratic legislators registered their dissent with stone faces, placards calling out "lies,” and one legislator’s ejection.
by The Associated Press and NPR Staff

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Minnesota joins lawsuit against construction company for rape, assault allegations

Minnesota joins lawsuit against construction company for rape, assault allegations

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is joining a lawsuit against Absolute Drywall for violating the state’s human rights law. The construction company allegedly failed to investigate an employee’s reports of sexual harassment and rape and fired the employee who came forward.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Amazon data center planned for Minnesota sparks environmental debate

Amazon data center planned for Minnesota sparks environmental debate

Minnesota’s rules on power consumption are being put to the test after a clash with the tech giant Amazon. The company has plans to build a data center in Becker, Minnesota. State utility regulators pumped the breaks.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Winter storm incoming: The latest forecast

Winter storm incoming: The latest forecast

A messy spring storm is headed our way. Southern Minnesota is under a blizzard warning for Tuesday evening and the Twin Cities is under a winter storm warning.
by Nina Moini, Sven Sundgaard and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Stripper Awards Gala in Minneapolis spotlights sex workers, decriminalization efforts

Stripper Awards Gala in Minneapolis spotlights sex workers, decriminalization efforts

The event for sex workers and their allies praised the best in the business while advocating for stronger labor protections for dancers and sharing the importance of decriminalized sex work.
by Sam Stroozas

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Trudeau slams Trump's tariffs, says U.S. is appeasing Putin while launching a trade war against Canada

Trudeau slams Trump's tariffs, says U.S. is appeasing Putin while launching a trade war against Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs “very dumb.” Trudeau also called out Trump for appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin while launching a trade war against Canada.
by The Associated Press

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Here's how Trump's tariffs could cost you and your wallet

Here's how Trump's tariffs could cost you and your wallet

Trump has slapped 25 percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico — and an additional 10 percent tax on Chinese goods. Americans are likely to see higher prices on a wide variety of products as a result.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Jenkins won’t seek fourth term on Minneapolis City Council

Jenkins won’t seek fourth term on Minneapolis City Council

Before she became the first Black openly trans woman to be elected to office in the United States in 2017, Andrea Jenkins served as a policy aide in city hall.
by MPR News Staff

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NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space

NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space

NASA's two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spoke with reporters Tuesday from the International Space Station.
by The Associated Press

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Morning Announcements for March 4

Morning Announcements for March 4

These are the Morning Announcements for Tuesday, March 4. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Pope Francis no longer requires mechanical ventilation after respiratory crisis

Pope Francis no longer requires mechanical ventilation after respiratory crisis

The Vatican says that Pope Francis has stabilized enough after two respiratory crises to resume using a nasal tube for oxygen, rather than a ventilation mask. The 88-year-old pope has pneumonia and had part of one lung removed as a young man. The Vatican said he woke up Tuesday after sleeping through the night. 
by The Associated Press

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Wild GM Guerin believes injury-thinned group is good enough to get by until injured standouts return

Wild GM Guerin believes injury-thinned group is good enough to get by until injured standouts return

The injury-thinned Minnesota Wild could use a boost in their push to return to the playoffs. Their margin for making it has slimmed down following a strong start. The Wild more than likely will have to find that spark from within as the NHL trade deadline approaches.

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Attendance and scoring are up two-thirds into PWHL’s 2nd season with expansion plans on horizon

Attendance and scoring are up two-thirds into PWHL’s 2nd season with expansion plans on horizon

The PWHL is enjoying a jump in attendance and scoring two-thirds of the way into its second season. The six-team league is drawing more than 7,300 fans per game, up from 5,500 last year, and expects to break the one-million attendance mark within the next month.
by The Associated Press

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Hoping to revive mammoths, scientists create 'woolly mice'

Hoping to revive mammoths, scientists create 'woolly mice'

Hoping to bring the giant, ancient animal back from extinction, scientists have created a far smaller woolly creature. Woolly mice have some of the key traits of mammoths, including their thick, hairy coat.
by Rob Stein

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Minnesota House votes down bill banning trans athletes from participating in girls sports

The Minnesota House voted down a bill Monday that would have prohibited transgender athletes from participating in girls sports. And voting ends next week for the special election that will determine whether Republicans have a majority in Minnesota House or if the chamber will be tied.
by Jacob Aloi

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Target posts strong Q4 profits and sales, but warns of cautious spending as tariffs take hold

Target posts strong Q4 profits and sales, but warns of cautious spending as tariffs take hold

Sales and profits slipped for Target during the crucial holiday quarter as customers held back on spending and the company said there will be “meaningful pressure” on its profits to start the year because of tariffs and other costs.
by The Associated Press

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Rain turns to snow Tuesday night

Rain turns to snow Tuesday night

We should be prepared for anywhere from 4 inches on the low end in the Twin Cities to as much as 8 or 9 inches on the high end with parts of southeastern Minnesota potentially approaching 6 to 10-plus inches.
by Sven Sundgaard

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President Trump pauses Ukraine military aid

President Trump pauses Ukraine military aid

The news comes just days after a disastrous meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
by NPR Washington Desk

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In polarized times, these Minnesota legislators want to restore civility at the state Capitol

In polarized times, these Minnesota legislators want to restore civility at the state Capitol

This year’s legislative session started with a lot of vitriol between DFLers and Republicans. But a bipartisan group of legislators is trying to get both sides to be more collaborative and civil.
by Catharine Richert

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A crucial, vacant Minnesota House seat will finally be filled next week

A crucial, vacant Minnesota House seat will finally be filled next week

The March 11 special election will determine whether Republicans secure enough seats to pass bills in the Minnesota House or if they’ll fall back into a tie with the DFL.
by Clay Masters

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‘We may have become the mob’: Feeding Our Future leader’s texts revealed in trial

‘We may have become the mob’: Feeding Our Future leader’s texts revealed in trial

In text messages that Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock wrote to others charged in a $250 million conspiracy to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs, she discussed scorched-earth tactics for dealing with critics of her nonprofit.
by Matt Sepic

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