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What’s on MPR News – 8/14/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
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Study pins blame for bike-car crashes on the drivers

A survey finds that half of pedestrians and drivers don’t know when cyclists have the right of way, and that bicyclists overestimate drivers’ awareness of their hand signals.
by Bob Collins

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NPR’s ombudsman on Friday’s interview with a white supremacist

Quick update to the ongoing analysis of NPR's decision to provide an interview with Jason Kessler on Friday, the leader of last year's violent march by white supremacists and this year's fizzled march on Washington.
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100-year-old woman keeps state fair streak alive

Kay Krause, 100, has attended ever Wisconsin State Fair for the last 80 years. And for the last 25, she's attended each day. The streak was sure to end this year, however.
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Whalen bows out

Whalen deserves her spot as one of the most beloved athletes in Minnesota history, not just for her achievements, but because it was obvious she had a compass.
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About that Globetrotter’s basketball shot from an airplane

About that Globetrotter’s basketball shot from an airplane

Could a non-basketball-playing person make the same shot armed with only the physical calculations to make it? Science says yes.
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NPR defends its interview with a racist

NPR isn't giving any ground to critics of last Friday's interview with a white supremacist, during which the Morning Edition host allowed Jason Kessler to theorize on the differences in IQ between whites and people of color.
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What’s on MPR News? 8/13/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
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A reporter with a cellphone and Facebook gets stuck supplies to Puerto Ricans

A reporter with a cellphone and Facebook gets stuck supplies to Puerto Ricans

A radio station's report and video uncovering truckloads of donated goods for the people still suffering the effects of Hurricane Maria is getting some attention from the authorities who apparently let them sit. The video showed truckloads of supplies that could be used, but obviously aren't.
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