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Super current El Niño and climate change hit the Galapagos Islands

Super current El Niño and climate change hit the Galapagos Islands

Locals in the Galapagos say climate change and the current Super El Niño could be affecting the marine life and climate there. MPR meteorologist Sven Sundgaard just returned from the islands on a trip where he got a first-hand look at what’s happening.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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State bill would mandate insurance coverage for infertility

State bill would mandate insurance coverage for infertility

The bill would require both private and public state insurance plans to cover a comprehensive range of infertility treatments.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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St. Paul teachers voted to authorize a strike. Here’s what that means

St. Paul teachers voted to authorize a strike. Here’s what that means

St. Paul teachers and support staff have voted to authorize a strike. They could set a strike date as soon as next week. As mediation talks continue, here are the basics on where things stand.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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For Minnesotans suffering with sickle cell, FDA delivers new hope

For Minnesotans suffering with sickle cell, FDA delivers new hope

Two revolutionary treatments approved recently by the FDA offer a cure for the crippling disease, which largely affects people of African descent. For Minnesotans who’ve worked for years to improve care, there’s new optimism, mixed with realism.
by Kyra Miles

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Art Hounds: Gospel, community and a talking house

Art Hounds: Gospel, community and a talking house

The Shubert Club Mix presents Shruthi Rajasekar, “The Sound of Gospel” at the Cowles Center and the solo clowning show “Honey, I’m Home.”
by Emily Bright and Max Sparber

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Appetites: Couple serves up ‘spicy’ love story for Valentine’s Day

Appetites: Couple serves up ‘spicy’ love story for Valentine’s Day

For couples looking to spice up their relationship on Valentine’s Day, Tom and Nicole Dokman have a recommendation: Try their 127 spice blend. That’s the name of the spice blend the Minnesota couple created as their signature wedding flavor and party favor.
by Tom Crann and Heidi Raschke

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Events, marches held across Minnesota to remember missing and murdered Indigenous loved ones

Events, marches held across Minnesota to remember missing and murdered Indigenous loved ones

The annual event comes as the state’s new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office works to make reward money and other resources available to help find missing loved ones.
by MPR News Staff, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Dan Gunderson and Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Twin Cities women in prison for teen’s death are released under new felony-murder law

Twin Cities women in prison for teen’s death are released under new felony-murder law

Two women convicted in connection with a 2017 home invasion murder were released from prison last week because of a change in state law. Megan Christine Cater, 25, of Lakeville and Briana Marie Martinson, 27, of Prior Lake admitted taking part in the burglary of Corey Elder’s apartment, a judge found that they did not share responsibility for his murder.
by Matt Sepic

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