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Preventing fentanyl overdose deaths in Minnesota

Preventing fentanyl overdose deaths in Minnesota

Drug overdose deaths reached a record high in 2021, according to the CDC. And synthetic opioids like fentanyl were involved in about two-thirds of those deaths. On Thursday, MPR News guest host Chris Farrell discussed fentanyl in Minnesota and the work being done to prevent overdose deaths.
by Chris Farrell and Samantha Matsumoto

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Racial trauma expert Resmaa Menakem on 'The Quaking of America'

Racial trauma expert Resmaa Menakem on 'The Quaking of America'

Over the past few years, Minneapolis trauma expert and author Resmaa Menakem has been in the national spotlight. Tuesday at 9 a.m., MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with Menakem about his latest book, “The Quaking of America.”
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Love in a cornhusk: Tamales ritual makes family out of friends 

Tamales are delicious, but are hard work to make, particularly on your own. Food writer Mecca Bos tells us about how the creation of this iconic dish helped one first-generation Mexican American create a community while also providing a link with his distant family.
by Mecca Bos

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Maplewood police release video after handcuffing children including boy, 10

Maplewood police release video after handcuffing children including boy, 10

Maplewood police on Wednesday released body camera video showing officers handcuffing four children between the ages of 10 and 16 while they were investigating a call about gunshots. The children’s parents are demanding an apology from police and are seeking changes to the way officers handle encounters with minors.
by Matt Sepic

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'Taste like home': Food program offers free, culturally specific meals for people in need

Minnesota Central Kitchen is a program of Second Harvest Heartland. Currently, the kitchen works with more than 100 partners — including restaurants, community distribution partners and culinary workers.
by Vicki Adame

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‘American dream’: St. Cloud’s Somali families see homebuying as path to grow wealth, sink roots

‘American dream’: St. Cloud’s Somali families see homebuying as path to grow wealth, sink roots

Owning a home can be an economic stepping stone in America, but the challenges of buying can be immense, especially for new immigrants. With St. Cloud’s East African population rising rapidly, finding answers is important to the region’s future.
by Kirsti Marohn

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