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Mayo Clinic lands data partnership with Google
Mayo Clinic is joining with Google on a partnership to use artificial intelligence to improve care of rare and complex diseases. The project pairs Mayo’s medical expertise and massive collection of patient histories with Google’s ability to organize and make use of vast amounts of data.
Why Tasers were 'ineffective' in fatal police shooting in Brooklyn Center
State investigators are still piecing together the chain of events that ended in police officers shooting a man in Brooklyn Center. Officers fired Tasers at him, but they ended up resorting to their firearms because the Tasers were “ineffective,” the BCA says. APM Reports’ Curtis Gilbert, who did an investigation on why Tasers are often unreliable, discusses Tasers’ role in fatal police shootings.
Minnesota's top education official pledges to tackle 'pernicious' achievement gap
For decades, Minnesota education leaders have vowed to close gaps between white students and students of color. Minnesota’s Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker said she's focusing on a number of strategies to make Minnesota's education system more equitable.
Minnesota still ranks low in more holistic look at school achievement data
The secondary school achievement index takes into account math and reading scores, on-time graduation rates and the number of students doing well on Advance Placement tests. With all that taken into account, Minnesota is still in the bottom third of states.
Minnesota health officials confirm first death tied to vaping
A hospitalized patient older than 65 with an underlying lung disease died from a severe lung injury tied to “vaping illicit THC products,” the Minnesota Department of Health said Friday. This may be the fifth such death in the United States.
Trade war taking a toll in Minnesota
With the addition of new tariffs last Sunday, Minnesota retailers say they’re going to start adding the cost to prices. Ag producers are at risk of losing export markets.
Hurricane Dorian's wrath is linked to climate change
Hurricane Dorian parked itself over the Bahamas for multiple days, causing massive flooding and wind damage. It turns out atmospheric conditions linked to climate change are causing more and more hurricanes to move slowly.