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Coronavirus prompts U of M, St. Thomas to suspend some study-abroad programs

Coronavirus prompts U of M, St. Thomas to suspend some study-abroad programs

Amid growing concerns about COVID-19, the University of St. Thomas announced it is canceling the remainder of two programs in Rome. And the University of Minnesota said it is suspending student travel and study-abroad programs in South Korea.
by Andrew Krueger

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Klobuchar, Sanders sprint to finish in Minnesota

Klobuchar, Sanders sprint to finish in Minnesota

Sen. Amy Klobuchar and national front-runner Sen. Bernie Sanders are both campaigning in Minnesota in the final days before Tuesday’s presidential primary, as the state assumes an outsized importance among the 14 Super Tuesday primaries.
by Brian Bakst and David H. Montgomery

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Judge allows some Northern Metal operations to resume; city to reinspect Minneapolis site

Judge allows some Northern Metal operations to resume; city to reinspect Minneapolis site

City officials are set to reinspect the Northern Metal Recycling facility in north Minneapolis on Monday, in the wake of a judge’s order on Friday allowing the company to resume accepting scrap metal.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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MN task force on violence against Native American women seeks personal stories

MN task force on violence against Native American women seeks personal stories

Members of the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Task Force know it’s a big deal to ask women to share difficult and tragic stories with a room full of strangers. But they hope the effort will help them recommend ways to reduce the violence.
by Nina Moini

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Oscar-winning documentarian celebrates 50 years of films about working people

Oscar-winning documentarian celebrates 50 years of films about working people

Julia Reichert’s Oscar this month for “American Factory” is just the latest in a series of films she has made since the early 1970s about the lives of ordinary people. She will appear at two events at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis this weekend.
by Euan Kerr

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Navigating black manhood with mentorship, self-discovery and ‘sankofa’

Navigating black manhood with mentorship, self-discovery and ‘sankofa’

For Black History Month, MPR News is featuring two coaching programs that bring together older black men with the younger generation. Both try to demonstrate the essence of a West African tradition of learning from the past.
by Tarkor Zehn

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Voter ID bill clears Minnesota Senate panel

Voter ID bill clears Minnesota Senate panel

Supporters of the voter ID bill are trying to do legislatively what they failed to accomplish in 2012 as a constitutional amendment. Voters that year rejected the proposal by 139,128 votes.
by Tim Pugmire

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