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January 8, 2018 8:40 AM

Gretchen Carlson back in MN to lead workshop on fighting sexual harassment

Former Fox News anchor and Anoka native Gretchen Carlson comes back home to the Twin Cities this week to lead a pair of workshops to help women address sexual misconduct and workplace harassment.

by Cathy Wurzer

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January 8, 2018 8:29 AM

The new political order in Minneapolis

November's election brought five new faces to the body and unseated its longtime leader Barb Johnson. The city also has a new mayor, Jacob Frey.

by Cathy Wurzer

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January 8, 2018 4:00 AM

Ground Level: On a cold morning, a conversation about race and hope

MPR News and the Hawthorne Neighborhood Association convened a discussion prompted by a recent Ground Level survey that found more hope among blacks than among whites.

by Marianne Combs

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January 5, 2018 10:16 AM

Could the Timberwolves compete for a championship?

The Minnesota Timberwolves are on pace to win nearly 50 games and secure a spot in the playoffs for the first time in 13 years.

by Jim Bickal

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January 5, 2018 9:07 AM

5 questions for St. Paul's new Mayor Melvin Carter

St. Paul's new Mayor Melvin Carter says inequality will be a major focus of his administration.

by Phil Picardi

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January 5, 2018 8:57 AM

Is 'The Star-Spangled Banner' racist?

In his inaugural address this week, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter suggested that one of the unfamiliar verses reveals that our national anthem is racist.

by MPR News Staff

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January 5, 2018 8:37 AM

A record-setting cold streak

Over the 11 days since Dec. 25 Twin Cities temperatures have been subzero on 10 nights, which has only happened one other time in history.

by Phil Picardi

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January 5, 2018 4:00 AM

Insurgent St. Paul school board finds governing is no easy A

The four union-backed board members who swept the 2015 elections arrived with an ambitious set of demands. Two years after taking power, though, the board has yet to deliver most of the items on the insurgents' original list.

by Solvejg Wastvedt