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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
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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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Walz backs 10 p.m. curfew on in-person service at bars, eateries, curbs on events to stem COVID

Walz backs 10 p.m. curfew on in-person service at bars, eateries, curbs on events to stem COVID

“If we can break the back of this thing,” Gov. Tim Walz said of the pandemic, “we can get to the other side of this without putting people at more risk.”
by Brian Bakst and Catharine Richert

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Osterholm joins Biden's COVID task force, hopes to work with Trump team

Osterholm joins Biden's COVID task force, hopes to work with Trump team

A prominent Minnesota infectious disease expert has been chosen as a member of President-elect Joe Biden’s new coronavirus advisory board. On MPR News, Dr. Michael Osterholm talked about the task force’s plan to fight the virus, the latest on vaccine development and where we are now with the pandemic.
by Steven John and Jiwon Choi

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Prosecutors: Man's hatred was behind Bloomington mosque attack

Prosecutors: Man's hatred was behind Bloomington mosque attack

Prosecutors say the leader of an anti-government group in Illinois and alleged mastermind behind a 2017 attack on a Minnesota mosque was acting on his hatred of Muslims when he came up with a plan to pipe bomb the building during morning prayers. 
by The Associated Press

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Nov. 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Record cases; hospital beds filling; 31 deaths

Nov. 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Record cases; hospital beds filling; 31 deaths

“What’s happening now in Minnesota is disheartening and alarming,” Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm told reporters, comparing the spread to a wildfire. “It feels like we’re losing ground.”
by MPR News Staff

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At 71, 'A Sand County Almanac' remains fresh and engaging

At 71, 'A Sand County Almanac' remains fresh and engaging

A new edition of "A Sand County Almanac" recently hit bookstore shelves. Considered a classic piece of conservation literature, Aldo Leopold’s observation of life on his Wisconsin farm were the foundation for his theories about what he called a land ethic. Fans of the book argue its timeless wisdom has relevance in 2020.
by Euan Kerr

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Photos: Remembering George Floyd and the toll of COVID-19 on Día de los Muertos

Photos: Remembering George Floyd and the toll of COVID-19 on Día de los Muertos

The Mexican celebration that honors the lives of loved ones who have passed on from this lifetime held special meaning this year in Minnesota, with COVID-19 disproportionately affecting the Latino community and the killing of George Floyd still fresh in many people’s minds.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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What democracy looks like: Election Day across Minnesota

What democracy looks like: Election Day across Minnesota

On Tuesday, thousands of voters took to polling places across Minnesota. All day long, MPR News reporters have talked to people around the state — people who are voting, people who have already voted, people who are working the polls and people who are opting out this year, whether by choice or by circumstance.
by Dan Gunderson, Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn, Catharine Richert, Hannah Yang and John Enger

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