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Edwards scores 32, but Thunder beat Timberwolves 118-103, go up 2-0 in Western Conference finals
Anthony Edwards vowed to be more aggressive. The Minnesota Timberwolves star was held to 18 points on 13 shots in a blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
British filmmaker captures global backlash to George Floyd’s murder in new documentary
The feature-length film features both prolific cultural figures in the UK and people central to the story in Minneapolis. Director Kwabena Oppong joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to talk about the creation of “Backlash.”
Two Native-led renewable energy nonprofits team up to fight ‘energy poverty’ in Minnesota
A merger between two Indigenous-led nonprofits, Native Sun Community Power and 8th Fire Solar, looks to reshape energy sovereignty for tribal lands in Minnesota and address “energy poverty.”
‘Stop Killing Black People’: How a Minneapolis designer branded a movement
Graphic designer and activist Terresa Hardaway created the bold “Stop Killing Black People” typeface as a protest tool during the George Floyd uprising, turning expressive, hand-drawn lettering into a widely distributed visual language of abolition that rejected commercialization and embraced mutual aid.
A longtime grocer, now retired, continues to build connections between Hmong immigrants
For 18 years, Terry Yang ran Bubai Foods in Walnut Grove with his brother. Yang said he sees the services and products that he provided as a form of service to both the Hmong community and everyone who walked through the store’s front door.
Vaccine advisers to the FDA recommended changes to COVID vaccines
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to help decide which variant of the virus that causes COVID should be targeted by updated versions of the vaccines.
Billboards blasting budget cuts at Voyageurs National Park greet drivers in Duluth
A liberal advocacy group put up six billboards in and around Duluth this month, warning “reduced staff, increased danger” at Voyageurs National Park. It’s part of a national campaign criticizing DOGE-initiated budget cuts to national parks.