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Winner of 3M Young Scientist Challenge invents AI pesticide detector for produce

Winner of 3M Young Scientist Challenge invents AI pesticide detector for produce

Fourteen-year-old Sirish Subash — a ninth-grader from Snellville, Ga. — was crowned the winner of the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge contest in St. Paul this week. He picked up a cash prize of $25,000 and the lesson that moms are always right.
by Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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Morning Announcements for Oct. 17

Morning Announcements for Oct. 17

Here are the morning announcements for Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.
by MPR News Staff

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Morning Announcements for Oct. 16

Morning Announcements for Oct. 16

Here are the morning announcements for Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.
by MPR News Staff

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These students are in college for free under new program for lower-income Minnesotans

These students are in college for free under new program for lower-income Minnesotans

The North Star Promise Program went into effect this fall and the first students are going to college completely cost-free under it. We talked with seven Minnesotans about how it’s changed their life.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Morning Announcements for Oct. 15

Morning Announcements for Oct. 15

Here are the morning announcements for Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.
by MPR News Staff

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2 charged after Twin Cities Buddhist, Hindu temples hit by national theft ring

2 charged after Twin Cities Buddhist, Hindu temples hit by national theft ring

Religious leaders at St. Louis Park’s Wat Promwachirayan Thai temple, Maple Grove’s Hindu Temple of Minnesota and Chaska’s Sri SaiBaba Mandir Hindu temple are still recovering from losing an estimated $100,000 this year.
by Nicole Ki

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Minneapolis pastors promote depolarization as an act of faith

Minneapolis pastors promote depolarization as an act of faith

In a contentious election year, two Minneapolis churches are teaching congregants how to be peacemakers, even when politics is hardly peaceful.
by Catharine Richert

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