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'Absurd': 3 Minnesota towns crushed state rainfall records last year

'Absurd': 3 Minnesota towns crushed state rainfall records last year

Harmony's 2018 rain total would have been common for a Gulf Coast city, not Minnesota. But massive rainfalls are the new normal as the climate changes. A state climatologist expects Minnesota's precipitation record to be broken again soon.
by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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'Birdchick' says she has 'good days, bad days' due to shutdown

'Birdchick' says she has 'good days, bad days' due to shutdown

Bird expert Sharon Stiteler, a park ranger for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, said she's been furloughed several times before but that this time it's different. "This one has been unpredictable from the very beginning," Stiteler said.
by Cathy Wurzer

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No black women? St. Paul cops adjust recruiting tactics

No black women? St. Paul cops adjust recruiting tactics

Following podcasters' advice, officers try spreading the word through beauty salons to recruit more female African-American police officers.
by Riham Feshir

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Toto's song 'Africa' takes new form ... in an undisclosed desert location

Artist Max Siedentopf has incorporated the song into a new installation in the Namib desert, using an MP3 player connected to six speakers. He told the BBC that he "wanted to pay the song the ultimate homage and physically exhibit 'Africa' in Africa."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Some businesses are following consumers to cashless transactions

Some businesses are following consumers to cashless transactions

With the rise of online retailing and the ubiquity of credit and debit cards, a majority of consumers prefer to pay with plastic. And some businesses are going plastic-only for purchases.
by Martin Moylan

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This week at the Minnesota state Capitol

This week at the Minnesota state Capitol

Minnesota's new cast of lawmakers are back at the state Capitol for the second week of the 2019 legislative session. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with MPR News political reporter Briana Bierschbach about what to expect from state legislators this week.
by Cathy Wurzer and Briana Bierschbach

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