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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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Minnesota music: One of the pillars of Minnesota Now is featuring great Minnesota-based music. Here’s this year’s playlist of songs heard on the show.

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Escalation of rhetoric from White House targeting Somalis is 'unhinged,' says Somali scholar

Escalation of rhetoric from White House targeting Somalis is 'unhinged,' says Somali scholar

President Donald Trump is intensifying his disparaging remarks about Minnesota's Somali community and speaking in xenophobic terms about people of Somali descent.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Benjamin Percy's new post-apocalyptic novel arrives as a newspaper

Benjamin Percy's new post-apocalyptic novel arrives as a newspaper

Benjamin Percy’s “The End Times” follows the residents of a fictional Minnesota town called North End as they try to rebuild 12 years after a horrific plague nearly wiped out all of humanity.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Minnesota community raising awareness of World AIDS Day, despite no U.S. observance

Minnesota community raising awareness of World AIDS Day, despite no U.S. observance

The Trump administration chose not to commemorate World AIDS Day this year, ending longstanding and bipartisan support to people who have died and are still living with the disease.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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What employees and employers need to know about the new paid family and medical leave

What employees and employers need to know about the new paid family and medical leave

Starting in the new year, most Minnesotans will have access to paid leave for new parents, to recover from a medical issue or to care for a sick family member.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Advocate: Recent Trump orders are part of 'broad attack' on immigrants

Advocate: Recent Trump orders are part of 'broad attack' on immigrants

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump ordered a halt of all asylum cases and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passport. It follows the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington D.C.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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How rapid response teams mobilized during the St. Paul ICE operation

How rapid response teams mobilized during the St. Paul ICE operation

When community got word about a possible immigration enforcement taking place in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood, constitutional observers were first to jump into action.
by Chris Farrell and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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