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Israel-Hamas war: How to sort truth from disinformation

Israel-Hamas war: How to sort truth from disinformation

Already the information pouring in at your fingertips can be overwhelming during a time like this. To help sort it out, MPR News guest host Emily Bright spoke with Emily Vraga. Vraga is an associate professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota and studies mis- and disinformation.
by Emily Bright and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Rural Voice: What it takes to build a business in rural Minnesota

Rural Voice: What it takes to build a business in rural Minnesota

What does it take to start and grow a small business in rural Minnesota? Last month, MPR News host Kerri Miller hosted a town hall in New Ulm, Minn., to hear from entrepreneurs and community leaders about how to encourage small businesses in greater Minnesota. This is the first in a four-part series featuring conversations from the Rural Voice project.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Twin Cities queer hockey group worries new NHL guideline is shortsighted

Twin Cities queer hockey group worries new NHL guideline is shortsighted

Over the summer, the National Hockey League announced that special Jerseys worn during warmups on theme nights — like Pride night — would no longer be allowed. After a handful of players refused to wear them last season, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said it had become a distraction.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands

Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands

The North House Folk School in Grand Marais is undergoing a $5 million campus expansion, part of a growth in traditional folk schools around the state as more people yearn for off-screen experiences working with their hands.
by Dan Kraker

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'Systemic bias and injustice' in Kandiyohi County fight over child custody

'Systemic bias and injustice' in Kandiyohi County fight over child custody

Minnesota state law is supposed to prioritize relatives in foster care and adoption. But since 2020, the two children at the center of this story have lived in four foster homes in Minnesota — despite their aunt’s fight to adopt them.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Taking lessons from COVID, Minnesota researchers will help develop response plan for next pandemic

Taking lessons from COVID, Minnesota researchers will help develop response plan for next pandemic

The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Health have been awarded $17.5 million to help develop a national outbreak response network alongside the CDC.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Allina doctor on vote to unionize

Allina doctor on vote to unionize

Allina is one of the state’s largest health care providers. And now their doctors are believed to be the largest crop of unionized private-sector physicians in the country.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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