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A conversation with the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul

A conversation with the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are both young and full of energy, and they both have ambitious hopes for their respective cities. They joined Angela Davis on stage at the Minnesota State Fair for a conversation about their work, their friendship and the issues they face.
by Brandt Williams, Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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Program aims to ease summer food gap for school kids

Program aims to ease summer food gap for school kids

The nonprofit Sheridan Story is working to help get food to kids who might go hungry in the days before the new school year.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Appetites: Food critics dish on their must-try food at the fair — and must-avoid

Appetites: Food critics dish on their must-try food at the fair — and must-avoid

As usual, there are dozens of new foods to tempt you when you go to the Minnesota State Fair. To help you decide, we asked food writers what they liked best, and least, on the fair’s first day.
by Tom Crann and John Nguyen

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Chemical fingerprints point to fracking as culprit behind new methane emissions

Chemical fingerprints point to fracking as culprit behind new methane emissions

Scientists have been debating what’s behind a recent spike in methane emissions. A new study ties the spike to shale gas emitted through fracking, and sounds the alarm for reducing natural gas use.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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Happy 200th, stethoscope

Happy 200th, stethoscope

Two hundred years ago this week, a French doctor published his findings on the stethoscope. Our weekly medical analyst, Dr. Jon Hallberg, shares how the ubiquitous medical tool came to be.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Minnesota Supreme Court hears arguments over St. Paul’s trash collection

Minnesota Supreme Court hears arguments over St. Paul’s trash collection

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over whether St. Paul residents should be able to vote on the city's new centralized trash collection in a ballot referendum.
by Kirsti Marohn

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For Black mothers and babies, prejudice is a stubborn health risk

For Black mothers and babies, prejudice is a stubborn health risk

African-American women are more likely than white women to die in childbirth or have their infants face complications. They’re also more likely to encounter demeaning behavior while getting care. Some in Minnesota are working to change that.
by Catharine Richert

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What's behind a cluster of vaping-related hospitalizations?

What's behind a cluster of vaping-related hospitalizations?

Dozens of people in the Midwest have been hospitalized with severe lung damage in the past month. It's unclear what exactly is causing the issue but the common link appears to be vaping.
by Bram Sable-Smith

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MN health officials: 49 cases tied to E. coli outbreak at Lake Nokomis

MN health officials: 49 cases tied to E. coli outbreak at Lake Nokomis

State health officials now suspect that 49 swimmers were sickened by an E. coli outbreak at Lake Nokomis. As a result, all beaches at the lake will be closed for the rest of the season.
by Matt Sepic and Mike Moen

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