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Former Afghanistan ambassador reflects on the evacuation and withdrawal

Former Afghanistan ambassador reflects on the evacuation and withdrawal

As the world watches Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, another humanitarian crisis is deepening thousands of miles away in Afghanistan. Minnesota native Ross Wilson, the former acting U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan at the time of the withdrawal, provides more on the situation in Afghanistan.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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Cyber security expert Faisal Kaleem discusses the impact of cyber-attacks

Faisal Kaleem, professor of computer science and cyber security at Metro State University, joined host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the impact of cyber-attacks, and how people can protect their personal information.
by Cathy Wurzer and Simone Cazares

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Possible spring COVID surge? Mayo infectious disease expert shares insights

Possible spring COVID surge? Mayo infectious disease expert shares insights

When you look around, it would appear that many people think the pandemic is over. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious disease expert at Mayo Clinic, says that’s “a deadly and wrong assumption.”
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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Dar Al Farooq imam reacts to mosque bombers' sentencing

Host Cathy Wurzer talked with MPR News reporter Matt Sepic about the news. She also checked in with Imam Mohamed Omar from Dar Al Farooq, who was in the mosque the morning the bomb came through the window.
by Cathy Wurzer, Matt Sepic, Melissa Townsend and Ellen Finn

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Twin Cities mosque bombers get more than 14 years in prison

Twin Cities mosque bombers get more than 14 years in prison

Michael McWhorter and Joe Morris had previously pleaded guilty to bombing the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington in 2017. McWhorter allegedly told police he wanted to scare Muslims from the country.
by Matt Sepic

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From the archives: Physicist Lisa Randall on dark matter, meteoroids and the demise of the dinosaurs

From the archives: Physicist Lisa Randall on dark matter, meteoroids and the demise of the dinosaurs

This Friday, MPR News host Kerri Miller talks with Emily St. John Mandel about her much-anticipated and just released novel “Sea of Tranquility.” It asks some big philosophical and science fiction questions about time travel. So as a throwback, we thought you’d enjoy this 2015 conversation with astrophysicist Lisa Randall, who says there’s a closer parallel between imagination and science than you might guess.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Federal drug laws criminalize medical marijuana use in Section 8 housing. How can Minnesota medical cannabis users resolve this Catch-22?

Federal drug laws criminalize medical marijuana use in Section 8 housing. How can Minnesota medical cannabis users resolve this Catch-22?

A Minnetonka resident is strictly prohibited from using prescribed cannabis in her Section 8 apartment. Now she vapes in her car — and fears becoming another Black woman criminalized for marijuana.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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