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Feds allege 11 more teens on payroll of slaughterhouse cleaning contractor

Feds allege 11 more teens on payroll of slaughterhouse cleaning contractor

The U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday that investigators have found 11 additional minors hired to work overnight to clean slaughterhouses. The latest court filings bring the total number of teens alleged to have been employed by Packers Sanitation Services Inc. to 42. 
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota Now for November 30, 2022

Minnesota Now for November 30, 2022

Minnesota Now for November 30, 2022 with host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Rebroadcast: We just wanted a report on Spotify Wrapped. Siri had other plans.

Rebroadcast: We just wanted a report on Spotify Wrapped. Siri had other plans.

Former MPR (now NPR) producer Alex Cheng, who is also a comedian, tried to bring us a report last year on Spotify Wrapped — but then Siri woke up on his phone and cut in with some stats of her own. Turns out, Siri can be kind of mean.

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'Send help': Minnesotans worry as heating costs climb, winter nears

'Send help': Minnesotans worry as heating costs climb, winter nears

After a big infusion of federal pandemic funding last year, heating assistance grants have dropped back to pre-pandemic levels while fuel prices surge. It’s left many low-income Minnesotans wondering how they will pay their bills and stay warm this winter.
by Dan Gunderson

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Anishinaabe author Linda LeGarde Grover on the power of stories to connect

Anishinaabe author Linda LeGarde Grover on the power of stories to connect

Anishinaabe author Linda LeGarde Grover, Bois Forte Band, talks with host Cathy Wurzer about the power of stories to strengthen families and cultural connections. LeGarde is professor emeritus of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and her latest book is called “Gichigami Hearts.”
by Gretchen Brown and Cathy Wurzer

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Why has the U.S. House voted to block railroad workers from negotiating a new contract?

Why has the U.S. House voted to block railroad workers from negotiating a new contract?

Host Cathy Wurzer talks with Louis Johnston, professor in the Economics department at Saint John’s University about a possible strike among railroad workers and the U.S. House of Representatives vote on stopping it.
by Ellen Finn and Cathy Wurzer

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