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April 5, 2018 5:32 PM

MPR board member donated to right-wing group that placed anti-Islam ads

Minnesota Public Radio board member and former Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson contributed $25,000 in 2016 to a right-wing anti-Muslim group. Anderson said his discussions with the group's president were primarily about Israel's security. A report by a campaign finance watchdog group first reported the contribution, and one in the same amount by an organization linked to Best Buy Founder Dick Schulze.

by Tom Crann, Martin Moylan, Bill Catlin, Catharine Richert, Peter Cox and Emma Sapong

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April 5, 2018 5:08 PM

'It's like a war zone here': Everything bad about climate change hits Calif. town

First, drought. Then fires. Next, heavy downpours. Then came the mudslides. Is Montecito, California, the new poster child for climate change?

by Paul Huttner

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April 5, 2018 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Zorongo Flamenco presents 'Garden of Names'

Plus the Art Hounds recommend life-saving poetry and "phenomenal" art by women of color.

by Marianne Combs

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April 4, 2018 5:12 PM

Soybean farmers brace for China tariffs in retaliation for U.S. moves

Soybeans are now part of an escalating trade standoff between the world's two largest economies.

by Mark Steil

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April 4, 2018 4:00 AM

The night Uncle Clarence went out to kill a white man

Composer Davu Seru uses his art to bring together two families whose lives were changed in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination.

by Marianne Combs

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April 4, 2018 4:00 AM

Appetites: Ringing in spring with sweet maple syrup

Beth Dooley shares how you can make your own syrup, along with a recipe for when you're successful.

by Tom Crann

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April 3, 2018 5:59 PM

A star named Icarus: U of M researchers discover farthest star ever seen

Nicknamed Icarus, it's 9.3 billion light years from earth. It was detected with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

by Tom Crann

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April 3, 2018 3:35 PM

End of life decisions you shouldn't wait to make

Around end of life, here are many big decisions that many of us put off. Here's why they're important.

by Tom Crann

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April 2, 2018 5:57 PM

Minneapolis police to be equipped with overdose-reversal drug

Fifteen Minneapolis officers were the first to learn how to administer Narcan, which is also known as naloxone, at a training at the American Indian Center in south Minneapolis. They'll be followed by about 100 more officers in the next two weeks.

by Jon Collins