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Battle to shore up bases remains as Election Day nears

Battle to shore up bases remains as Election Day nears

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst and his guest talks about deadly conflicts in the Middle East and how those have factored into domestic politics. Plus, we follow up with two Generation Z voters about how they’re approaching the election.
by Brian Bakst, Matthew Alvarez and Ellie Roth

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Jury convicts Derrick Thompson on gun, drug charges in 2023 crash that killed 5

Jury convicts Derrick Thompson on gun, drug charges in 2023 crash that killed 5

A federal jury on Friday returned guilty verdicts against a Brooklyn Park man in connection with a crash last year that killed five young women on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Thompson’s conviction in this trial wasn’t for the crash itself, but the cocaine, 2,000 fentanyl pills, and gun that police found in the SUV.
by Matt Sepic

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Yes, that is the scent of manure in the Twin Cities

Yes, that is the scent of manure in the Twin Cities

You aren’t imagining things if you’re in the Twin Cities and catch a whiff of what smells like manure. That scent is coming from farms in the southern parts of the state.
by Jacob Aloi

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Hastings to receive 3M settlement money to treat 'forever chemicals'

Hastings to receive 3M settlement money to treat 'forever chemicals'

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced it's linked PFAS contamination in one of Hastings’ wells to 3M's Cottage Grove facility. City officials say the money will help, but won’t cover the full $70 million to build three new treatment plants.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota-based magnetics company scales up greener options

Minnesota-based magnetics company scales up greener options

Minnesota-based Niron Magnetics who makes magnets without rare-earth elements has opened a commercial pilot plant in Minneapolis.  
by Anika Besst

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In some Minnesota schools, artificial intelligence gets a seat in the classroom

In some Minnesota schools, artificial intelligence gets a seat in the classroom

Teachers at Bloomington Kennedy High School are taking a practical view on artificial intelligence, teaching students how to use the technology and helping them understand where it can spin out of control, a sort of driver’s ed approach to AI.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Cube Critics discuss ‘Heartstopper’ season three

Cube Critics discuss ‘Heartstopper’ season three

MPR News arts reporter Jacob Aloi and digital editor Kaila White review season three of “Heartstopper” which is available now on Netflix.  
by Jacob Aloi and Kaila White

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Q&A: Local actor Ryan London Levin talks about taking on a 1-man show about Jewish identity

Q&A: Local actor Ryan London Levin talks about taking on a 1-man show about Jewish identity

Six Points Theater in St. Paul is producing “Just for Us,” the Tony and Emmy award-winning one man show by comedian Alex Edelman, about Jewish identity. Twin Cities actor Ryan London Levin plays “Alex” in this new production, the first to perform the role other than Edelman.
by Jacob Aloi

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