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Art Hounds: Classical music from around the world, and from the world of video games

Art Hounds: Classical music from around the world, and from the world of video games

On this week’s Art Hounds: Renowned pipa player Gao Hong of Northfield celebrates 50 years of performing with friends at the Ordway. The six-player band Maithree uses traditional Indian instruments to celebrate “the music of friendship.” The Video Games and Music Convention in Minneapolis offers two days of live music and a chance to jam to video game tunes.
by Emily Bright

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Rep. McCollum calls on Thomas to resign from Supreme Court

Rep. McCollum calls on Thomas to resign from Supreme Court

Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum said recent revelations that Thomas' wife pushed Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff to take steps to overturn the 2020 presidential election have left the justice "ethically compromised.”
by MPR News Staff

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In Rochester, unlikely activists rally to save heron nests

In Rochester, unlikely activists rally to save heron nests

The fate of a great blue heron rookery has prompted local residents to question the environmental costs of Rochester’s housing growth. 
by Catharine Richert

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In Duluth, schools struggle to bridge city’s long-standing east-west divide

In Duluth, schools struggle to bridge city’s long-standing east-west divide

Stark disparities around health, income, housing and education are entrenched in Duluth’s geography and history. The divisions come clearly into focus at the city’s two remaining high schools. Education offers a path toward closing the gaps, but change won’t come easily.
by Dan Kraker

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Minneapolis educators approve contract, classes set to resume Tuesday

Minneapolis educators approve contract, classes set to resume Tuesday

Over the weekend as members voted to accept the contract and end the strike, the union and district agreed to bring teachers and support staff back on Monday as a transition day, with students returning on Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff and Elizabeth Shockman

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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Hospital needs falling rapidly

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Hospital needs falling rapidly

COVID-19 conditions continue to ease in Minnesota, with a little more than 200 patients in the hospital now and known, active cases falling significantly since the start of March.
by MPR News Staff

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Deal reached to end Minneapolis teachers strike; classes expected to restart Tuesday

Deal reached to end Minneapolis teachers strike; classes expected to restart Tuesday

The tentative agreement includes higher pay for some of the lowest paid educators. School will resume Tuesday if the contract is ratified by union members this weekend.
by Elizabeth Shockman and Andrew Krueger

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