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Nurses mulling plans for major, multi-day walkout at more than a dozen hospitals

Nurses mulling plans for major, multi-day walkout at more than a dozen hospitals, and Twin Cities jazz great Butch Thompson has died. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Minnesota Nurses Association vote to authorize strike

Members of a major Minnesota nurses union have said they favor going on strike, if negotiations don’t resolve differences with management of several health systems in the Twin Cities and Duluth. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Thousands of nurses are casting strike votes across Minnesota today

Thousands of nurses are casting strike votes across Minnesota today and a year after a referendum on police in Minneapolis, major Jacob Frey proposes a major boost for the force. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Fire on Isle Royale prompts closures, trail evacuations

The National Park Service has shut down some campgrounds and closed popular trails on Isle Royale in Lake Superior after a forest fire started there on Saturday. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Mall of America gunfire: Suspected gunman, accomplice arrested

Two men sought in connection with the gunfire that scattered terrified shoppers last week inside Bloomington’s Mall of America have been arrested following a nationwide manhunt. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Nurses poised to strike in Twin Cities and Duluth

Twin Cities and Duluth nurses are heading toward a strike, a special session at the Legislature appears stalled and two former officers appeal their convictions for their role in George Floyd's killing.

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Minn. incumbents mostly prevail but some have close calls

Two DFL incumbents in Congress fended off spirited challenges Tuesday and Republicans kept a seat opened up by the death of one of their members in an August election that set the table for a high-stakes November. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Primary elections today will set up the November ballot and settle intra party battles

Primary elections today will set up the November ballot and settle intra party battles, and ground breaks on a huge flood control diversion in the Fargo Moorheead area. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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