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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
Evan Frost | MPR News

All Things Considered, with Tom Crann in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington, is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Two sue MPD, Chauvin for kneeling on their necks years before George Floyd's murder

Two sue MPD, Chauvin for kneeling on their necks years before George Floyd's murder

Two people who allege that Derek Chauvin kneeled on their necks nearly three years before he killed George Floyd filed suit Tuesday against the former officer and the Minneapolis Police Department. In separate federal lawsuits, John Pope and Zoya Code, who are both Black, claim that the white officer violated their civil rights by using excessive force.
by Matt Sepic

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Lenders more likely to deny home loans to people of color in the Twin Cities

Lenders more likely to deny home loans to people of color in the Twin Cities

New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis shows that the denial rate for home loans is higher for people of color than it is for White applicants. The starkest gap was between Black applicants at 4.3% and White applicants at 1.7%. MPR News host Tom Crann spoke with Alene Tchourumoff, Senior Vice President of Community Development and Engagement at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, for more on the findings.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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The 'zero landfill' promise often means burning waste — which is better?

The 'zero landfill' promise often means burning waste — which is better?

Amazon, American Airlines, Subaru and other companies say they don’t send any waste to landfills. Dig deeper and you’ll learn that’s because they send waste to incinerators.
by Paul Huttner

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Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked

Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked

Leesa Kelly founded Memorialize the Movement nearly two years ago to save the paintings that artists created during the week of heartache and rage that followed the police murder of George Floyd. 
by Matt Sepic

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Art Hounds: Photographer's art reflects on parenthood and the pandemic

Art Hounds: Photographer's art reflects on parenthood and the pandemic

Form + Content Gallery in Minneapolis celebrates 15 years with its “Thoughtful Dialogue” exhibit. Photographer Andy Richter’s exhibit “Walking with Julien” is on view both at Artspace Jackson Flats in Minneapolis and on storefronts in Northeast Minneapolis where the photographs were taken. And Duluth Dylan Fest caps the city’s “Year of Dylan” with a week-long festival of music.
by Emily Bright

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There's an NFT conference in town, but not all Minneapolis artists welcome the trend

There's an NFT conference in town, but not all Minneapolis artists welcome the trend

Celebrities and artists are in Minneapolis this week for a first-of-its-kind NFT conference. These one-of-a-kind digital artworks have generated both excitement and serious environmental, economic and ethical concerns — something the Minneapolis College of Art and Design recently ran into head on when it tried to offer a class on NFTs
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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George Floyd killing: Ex-cop pleads guilty to aiding, abetting manslaughter

George Floyd killing: Ex-cop pleads guilty to aiding, abetting manslaughter

As part of his plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane and ex-Minneapolis cops J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were previously convicted on federal counts of violating Floyd's rights.
by The Associated Press and Jon Collins

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