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Osterholm: Federal health agency cuts, vaccine misinformation are 'urgent' issues

Osterholm: Federal health agency cuts, vaccine misinformation are 'urgent' issues

Michael Osterholm is director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. On Thursday, he announced a new project intended to safeguard vaccine information, research and access in case the federal government doesn't.
by Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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Appetites: The legacy of Leeann Chin is celebrated in daughter’s one-woman show 

Appetites: The legacy of Leeann Chin is celebrated in daughter’s one-woman show 

Chef and performer Katie Chin returns to Minneapolis with her one-woman show, “Holy Shiitake: A Wok Star is Born” — a tribute to her mother, legendary restaurateur Leeann Chin, blending humor, family history and the immigrant experience through food, storytelling and a five-course meal.
by Jacob Aloi

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Minnesotan studying in Rome reacts to Pope’s death

Minnesotan studying in Rome reacts to Pope’s death

Aselya Gullickson is a student at Carleton College and is currently studying in Rome. She spoke with MPR News host Tom Crann.
by Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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Minnesotans mourn Pope Francis at Cathedral, honor his empathy and compassion

Minnesotans mourn Pope Francis at Cathedral, honor his empathy and compassion

Minnesotans paid their respects for Pope Francis, who died Monday the age of 88. Many expressed their admiration for the pope, who they see as humble, compassionate and an excellent listener.
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Red Lake Nation citizen cited for ‘fake’ license plates in Georgia

Red Lake Nation citizen cited for ‘fake’ license plates in Georgia

A Red Lake tribal member says he was “relieved” to return to his North Branch home following a traffic stop in Georgia that resulted in his tribal license plates being removed.
by Melissa Olson

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JBS Worthington plant workers demand safer work conditions

JBS Worthington plant workers demand safer work conditions

As the Trump administration sets the stage for faster processing speeds at pork and poultry plants, meatpacking workers at JBS Foods in Worthington are demanding safer work conditions in a new contract
by Hannah Yang

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‘From the Holocaust to America’: A pop-up art show features artist and survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith

‘From the Holocaust to America’: A pop-up art show features artist and survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith

A new exhibition at Vandalia Tower in St. Paul showcases more than 300 works by Lucy Kreisler Smith, a Holocaust survivor and lifelong artist, in a retrospective curated by her son, Dan Smith.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Partnerships may pave the way to a more environmentally focused future in the mining industry

Partnerships may pave the way to a more environmentally focused future in the mining industry

Tribal nations in Minnesota have long raised concerns about pollution from taconite mines on the state’s Iron Range. The mining industry has been trying to find ways to produce iron using renewable energy. The University of Minnesota is conducting a study of what it calls ‘next generation steel’ to understand the economic and environmental benefits.
by Melissa Olson

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Minnesota baseball lovers make a pitch to honor bygone ballpark, 2 historic St. Paul teams

Minnesota baseball lovers make a pitch to honor bygone ballpark, 2 historic St. Paul teams

The St. Paul Saints and St. Paul Colored Gophers played ball in the early 1900s at a tiny ballpark near the Capitol called the Pillbox. The Colored Gophers were a vital piece of Black baseball history nationally. A local historian is lobbying now for a public commemoration of the site.
by Peter Cox

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