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Appetites | Climate Cast

Public health worker in Minneapolis laid off in mass firings by the Trump administration

Public health worker in Minneapolis laid off in mass firings by the Trump administration

MacClement Guthrie was working with Minneapolis schools on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections as a part of a fellowship program under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when he was let go suddenly.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Appetites: How to cook PFAS-free now that Minnesota ban is in effect

Appetites: How to cook PFAS-free now that Minnesota ban is in effect

Nicole Hvidsten, taste editor at the Minnesota Star Tribune, offers tips on how to check if your cookware contains PFAS and suggests non-stick alternatives now that these “forever chemicals” are banned in Minnesota.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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‘Outrageous’ and ‘chilling’: Local orgs react to new DEI restrictions from the National Endowments for the Arts

‘Outrageous’ and ‘chilling’: Local orgs react to new DEI restrictions from the National Endowments for the Arts

The Playwrights’ Center of Minneapolis has rejected a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts due to new federal restrictions barring grant recipients from promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and gender ideology, joining a growing number of arts organizations nationwide in condemning the policy.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier welcomed home after release from prison

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier welcomed home after release from prison

After nearly 50 years of incarceration, Native American political activist Leonard Peltier has been released from prison. Former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence in January before leaving office. In 1977 Peltier was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two FBI agents. 
by Allison Herrera and Chandra Colvin

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Prosecutor says Feeding Our Future defendant approached witness in effort to ‘corrupt’ process

Prosecutor says Feeding Our Future defendant approached witness in effort to ‘corrupt’ process

Abdinasir Abshir, who’s scheduled to face trial in April, allegedly approached witness Sharmake Jama in a courthouse hallway while testimony was underway.
by Matt Sepic

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83 years after mass incarceration, Japanese Americans warn it could happen again

83 years after mass incarceration, Japanese Americans warn it could happen again

Executive Order 9066 led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Vinicius Taguchi of the Japanese American Citizens League sees parallels between this troubling history and the present.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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‘We were all scared:’ Minnesotan on Delta plane recalls Toronto crash

‘We were all scared:’ Minnesotan on Delta plane recalls Toronto crash

Miraculously, all 76 passengers and four crew members survived the plane crash, which had been traveling from Minneapolis to Toronto. Pete Carlson of Northfield was on the flight.
by Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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Burnsville marks one year since first responders‘ deaths with wreath tribute, special ceremony

Burnsville marks one year since first responders‘ deaths with wreath tribute, special ceremony

On Tuesday, the city of Burnsville commemorated the line-of-duty deaths of two police officers, Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, and firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth. It has been one year since they were killed while responding to a domestic violence call.
by MPR News Staff and Regina Medina

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New Japanese-inspired claw machine arcade in Eagan draws thousands

New Japanese-inspired claw machine arcade in Eagan draws thousands

Duck Entertainment opened on Jan. 1. and adds to a rising landscape of “clawcades” in the Twin Cities. It’s a new concept of arcades brought over from Japan that has been a success in Minnesota and nationwide.
by Nicole Ki

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Trump moves on budget, policy cast shadow over Minnesota Legislature

Trump moves on budget, policy cast shadow over Minnesota Legislature

The policies and priorities of President Donald Trump can be seen in St. Paul as lawmakers consider the spilldown effects. Meanwhile, protests of Trump across the country are planned with one happening in Minnesota on President’s Day.
by Clay Masters

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