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All Things Considered with Clay Masters is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Lynx start season under historic new WNBA contract
MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Sloane Martin, the television voice of the Minnesota Lynx and a national TV play-by-play broadcaster for the Big Ten Network, NBC and FOX, about the new contract and the upcoming season.
‘The power of truth:’ How high school students reported on the ICE surge in their front yard 
Student journalists at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis witnessed federal agents shove staffers and students and deploy pepper spray on school grounds last January. That inspired them to report stories of how that event and the ICE surge impacted their colleagues and communities.
‘The damage was already done’: Minnesota immigrant families struggle after ICE deportations
The most recent data shows that about half of the 3,700 immigrants detained by federal agents during the ICE surge have been deported. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who are now asking themselves whether they can safely stay, or even safely leave.
 Minnesota's enduring influence on 'Twin Peaks,' 35 years later
“Twin Peaks” went off the air 35 years ago. Though the fictional town was set in Washington state, Minnesota had a lasting impact on the series.
VA launched investigations into workers present at vigils for Alex Pretti
MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with CNN correspondent Brian Todd, who has been reporting on the Department of Veteran Affairs investigation into employees who attended vigils for Alex Pretti.
Minnesota hunters are donating more venison for local food banks
Minnesota's Hunter-Harvested Venison Donation Program has been around since 2007, but it's growing more popular. The idea is simple: Hunters donate deer to local processors, who prep it for food shelves and feeding programs.
Minnesota grants pardon to man facing imminent deportation after ICE arrest
Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and Attorney General Keith Ellison held an emergency meeting Monday to consider clemency for At “Ricky” Chandee, who was scheduled to be deported early this week.
Agriculture is changing. To protect farmers from stress, mental health support has to change, too
Studies show that rising costs and trade turmoil are leading to increased rates of stress, depression and suicide in farm country. Mental health providers say farmers are seeking help, but the healthcare system needs to rethink how care is delivered to be effective.