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From the archives: Marlon James on 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf'

From the archives: Marlon James on 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf'

Marlon James will be back talking about his latest novel, “Moon Witch, Spider King,” on Big Books and Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller at noon on Friday. In the meantime, listen to their 2019 conversation at the Fitzgerald Theater.
by Kerri Miller

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George Floyd killing: Jury to get case Wednesday in ex-cops' federal trial

George Floyd killing: Jury to get case Wednesday in ex-cops' federal trial

The fate of three ex-Minneapolis police officers federally charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care will fall to a jury Wednesday morning following Tuesday’s closing statements from the prosecution and defense.
by Jon Collins and The Associated Press

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Answering your questions about the Supreme Court

Answering your questions about the Supreme Court

As President Joe Biden prepares to announce his nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, host Angela Davis talks with two constitutional law professors about the nomination and confirmation process, the history and size of the Supreme Court and whether the highest court in the land was designed to reflect the American citizenry or not.
by Angela Davis and Susan Davis

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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Wastewater, case counts signal pandemic retreat

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Wastewater, case counts signal pandemic retreat

Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 numbers show more evidence of a rapidly ebbing surge. That includes Twin Cities wastewater, where COVID concentrations are at their the lowest since July. By late fall, the omicron mutation started whacking Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Adventures in the book trade

Adventures in the book trade

Gary Goodman, the semi-retired owner-operator of St. Croix Antiquarian Books in Stillwater, Minn., has a memoir called “The Last Bookseller.” He joins host Angela Davis to talk about the characters and capers of the book business. And, Judith Kissner, the owner-operator of Scout & Morgan Books in Cambridge, Minn., weighs in on how the internet and the pandemic have changed the book business.
by Angela Davis and Susan Davis

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Daunte Wright killing: Ex-cop Potter sentenced to 2 years

Daunte Wright killing: Ex-cop Potter sentenced to 2 years

“This is a cop who made a tragic mistake,” Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu said Friday as she sentenced Kimberly Potter. Wright’s father said Potter got a “slap on the wrist, and we still wait around every night crying, waiting for our son to come home.”
by Nina Moini

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Governor’s emergency powers could change after COVID-19 crisis

Governor’s emergency powers could change after COVID-19 crisis

An unprecedented use of executive authority during the COVID-19 pandemic has state lawmakers looking at a rewrite of the peacetime emergency powers law. Republicans are pushing for big changes, and Democrats say they are also open to an update.
by Brian Bakst

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