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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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Biden commutes former Last Place on Earth owner’s synthetic drug sales sentence

Biden commutes former Last Place on Earth owner’s synthetic drug sales sentence

Jim Carlson, 67, was among the nearly 1,500 people who received commuted sentences. The White House said those receiving a commutation had been serving sentences at home “for at least one year.”

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Nobel Laureates warn against a Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-led Department of Health and Human Services

Nobel Laureates warn against a Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-led Department of Health and Human Services

Nobel prize laureates are pushing back against President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. In a letter from earlier this week, the group asked Senators to oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation to the job.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Making cookies this season? You might want a few tips from famed cookie extraordinaire ‘Zoe Bakes’

Making cookies this season? You might want a few tips from famed cookie extraordinaire ‘Zoe Bakes’

The holidays are often an excuse to eat more cookies than any other time of year. Many people have family traditions where they gather to make sweet treats. Zoë François may have your next cookie recipe.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Help me buy sustainably for the holidays

Help me buy sustainably for the holidays

A lot of the gifts we buy this holiday season will probably end up in a landfill eventually, polluting the earth long after we’re gone. And making all of those items releases greenhouse gas emissions that are fueling climate change.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Minnesota autism centers under investigation for fraud

Minnesota autism centers under investigation for fraud

On Thursday morning FBI agents searched the offices of two autism treatment centers — one in downtown Minneapolis and one in St. Cloud — as part of a major investigation into Medicaid fraud. 
by Nina Moini, Matt Sepic and Ellie Roth

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