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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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May 11 COVID-19 update: Spring wave ebbs; vaccination pace crawls
The newest numbers show active cases and hospitalizations are down significantly from mid-April, but the vaccination pace continues to inch ahead even as officials plead with unvaccinated adults to get their shots.
Federal rescue dollars to start flowing to Minnesota this week
More than $2.8 billion is headed to the state treasury along with additional aid for local governments. The money will factor into the budget debate at Minnesota’s Capitol.
Federal grand jury brings civil rights charges against ex-officers involved in Floyd's killing
A federal grand jury has indicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the three other former officers involved in the killing of George Floyd last May on charges that the officers violated Floyd's civil rights.
The search for a better EV battery as customer demand rises
The surge in demand for electric vehicles has ignited a new kind of “space race” within the automobile industry.
Walz sets May 28 end to COVID curbs, July 1 end to mask mandate
"It's been a long journey, but we did the things that needed to be done,” Gov. Tim Walz said. He pleaded with Minnesota adults still hesitant about vaccinations to get their shots.
Bus depot pop-up clinics highlight state's evolving vaccine strategy
As the once-high demand for COVID-19 vaccinations has ebbed, public health officials are adjusting strategies for getting shots to as many Minnesotans as possible. That shift has been on display in Duluth this week, where nurses have answered questions about vaccines and given out free shots — no appointment required — in the downtown transit center.
In police debate at Minnesota Capitol, echoes from past ring anew
Within the next week or so, Minnesota lawmakers will decide whether law enforcement officers in the state must change how they do their jobs. While many ideas are on the table, some people involved in similar debates over the years have low expectations.
Minnesota man pleads guilty to attempting to sell weapons to Hamas
A New Brighton man who admitted being part of the far-right Boogaloo Bois militia group has pleaded guilty to a federal terrorism charge.
Chauvin seeks new trial, impeachment of verdict
The motion cites reasons Chauvin should be granted a new trial, including judicial abuse of discretion over granting a change of venue and sequestering the jury before deliberations. It also requests a hearing to “impeach the verdict … on grounds that the jury committed misconduct.”