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Reverb is an initiative and a reporting team from MPR News focused on serving younger (and young-at-heart) Minnesotans.

We know Minnesota is changing and younger adults want news in new, more accessible ways. Reverb covers trending topics, local issues, and stories that matter to Minnesotans.

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14-year-old Minnesota chess master wins national women’s title

14-year-old Minnesota chess master wins national women’s title

International chess master Alice Lee, who grew up in North Oaks, won the Women’s American Cup and defeated an acclaimed grandmaster for the national title.
by Nicole Ki

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‘I’m devastated’: Hundreds of former fosters may lose state financial aid for college

‘I’m devastated’: Hundreds of former fosters may lose state financial aid for college

More than 250 students who have been in foster care are at risk of losing their means of going to college if the Minnesota Legislature doesn’t come up with a solution this session for filling a $5 million funding gap in a state grant program.
by Nicole Ki

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Bad Bunny cancels Minneapolis concert at Target Center

Bad Bunny cancels Minneapolis concert at Target Center

The Puerto Rican reggaeton artist was scheduled to perform at Target Center on Saturday as part of the artist’s Most Wanted Tour.
by Nicole Johnson

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Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

What’s in a name? To paraphrase Shakespeare, a bud by any other word would smell as sweet. Legislators and businesspeople around the state are changing the words they use to talk about cannabis as it becomes legal for adult use.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Legacy in pink: First Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco reborn as art at the Walker

Legacy in pink: First Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco reborn as art at the Walker

“The New Eagle Creek Saloon,” an art installation at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, reimagines the first Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco, Calif., blending art with social and historical themes.
by Jacob Aloi

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Proposed bill would ban legacy admissions at all Minnesota colleges

Proposed bill would ban legacy admissions at all Minnesota colleges

Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten introduced the bill to counter the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions in 2023. Most Minnesota colleges and universities already do not consider those criteria.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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