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Morning Announcements for Dec. 10

Morning Announcements for Dec. 10

Here are the morning announcements for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
by MPR News Staff

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After CEO slaying, vitriol toward health care insurers goes viral. Is it unprecedented?

After CEO slaying, vitriol toward health care insurers goes viral. Is it unprecedented?

The offices of major Minnesota-based health insurance companies Medica and UCare remain closed to the public Tuesday after the shooting death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City last week.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Gretchen Brown

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A prayer across the rural-urban divide: ‘Open our hearts, open our brains’

A prayer across the rural-urban divide: ‘Open our hearts, open our brains’

A rural church and an urban church’s congregants and leaders have been meeting during a contentious election year. They wanted to see if they could lower the political temperature among their congregations by learning from each other.
by Catharine Richert

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CEO Brian Thompson’s death sparks jokes and glee: A psychologist explains the reaction

CEO Brian Thompson’s death sparks jokes and glee: A psychologist explains the reaction

The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on Dec. 4 released a flood of anger online — not at his death, but at the controversial insurance company he led and the wider health care industry.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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‘This is not a partisan issue:’ ATF director Dettelbach talks the future of gun safety in the U.S.

‘This is not a partisan issue:’ ATF director Dettelbach talks the future of gun safety in the U.S.

On Monday, public safety officials from across the country gathered in downtown Minneapolis to talk about strategies for reducing violent crime. It’s part of a summit hosted by the Justice Department.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Morning Announcements for Dec. 9

Morning Announcements for Dec. 9

Here are the morning announcements for Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.
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‘Green Gold’: Booming demand for holiday greenery sparks illicit trade in northern Minnesota

‘Green Gold’: Booming demand for holiday greenery sparks illicit trade in northern Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says unlicensed bandits are snipping off the tops of spruce trees, trying to cash in on a market that one legal harvester calls “green gold.” 
by Dan Kraker

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In western Minnesota, a writer rooted in two worlds seeks common ground

In western Minnesota, a writer rooted in two worlds seeks common ground

Columnist, county commissioner and former farmer Brent Olson is a “bleeding-heart liberal” in the middle of rural Minnesota Trump country. He tries to bridge that political and social gap in his national writing and through his local community work.
by Dan Gunderson

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