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Recorded atmospheric CO2 hits new record

Recorded atmospheric CO2 hits new record

Atmospheric carbon dioxide is increasing 2 to 4 parts per million every year. That’s compared to a total increase of 80 ppm over 6,000 years when Earth was coming out of the Ice Age.
by Paul Huttner

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Past and current Bush fellows reflect on changes needed to foster care in Minnesota

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two Bush fellows who have dedicated their careers to addressing problems within Minnesota’s child welfare and foster care systems.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Minnesota Now for June 9, 2022

Minnesota Now for June 9, 2022

Governor Tim Walz is meeting with leaders from the house and senate this afternoon about a special session. We'll find out if lawmakers can finish what they started. A new diagnosis helps describe a special kind of grief that has come to the fore during the pandemic. How is it different? We'll find out. The founder of "slow roll" sheds light on the hidden benefits of biking while Black. And we get the latest in sports news with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend, Ellen Finn, Gretchen Brown and Simone Cazares

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MN Now sports update - June 9, 2022

MN Now sports update - June 9, 2022

Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson from Ten-thousand Takes sports talk radio and television program talk with Cathy Wurzer about the Twins and Yankees, the new Saudi golf tour, a sneaky Vikings mini camp and the dismal season the Lynx are having.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Anthony Taylor knows the benefit of biking while Black

Anthony Taylor knows the benefit of biking while Black

Anthony Taylor hopes to challenge negative perceptions of the cities and boost the local economy through weekly social and educational bike rides. The series of rides is called “Slow Roll Twin Cities.” He talks with host Cathy Wurzer about the rides.

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Prolonged Grief is a real thing - and doctors are paying attention

Prolonged Grief is a real thing - and doctors are paying attention

If there’s one thing that unites us all during this pandemic, it’s grief. We’ve all lost something although for some, this grief is extensive and prolonged. Now there’s a new clinical diagnosis to help describe it. Dr. Fiyyaz Karim talks with Cathy Wurzer about the new diagnosis of Prolonged Grief.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Will Minnesota legislators finish what they started with a special session?

Will Minnesota legislators finish what they started with a special session?

Some big tax and spending plans didn't get finalized in the regular session that ended on May 23. That's left a lot of money on the table and a lot of unhappy groups that wanted a piece of the state budget surplus. Governor Tim Walz says he’s optimistic about reaching an agreement while some top lawmakers are not. MPR Reporter Brian Bakst gives Cathy Wurzer a status update.

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GOP candidates for Minnesota attorney general; the high price of gasoline

GOP candidates for Minnesota attorney general; the high price of gasoline

Republicans believe they have a real chance to unseat DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison this year, but who will be their candidate? We talked to GOP endorsed hopeful Jim Schultz and his primary challenger Doug Wardlow.  And gas prices are an issue in the campaign, why are they so high and how long will prices stay high?
by Mike Mulcahy and Jessica Bari

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