All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
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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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Nursing homes on the front line of limiting coronavirus spread among Minnesotans
More than half of the Minnesotans who died from the respiratory illness lived in group care facilities. As of Monday, there are 90 residents and 36 staff in long-term care facilities with confirmed COVID-19 cases. Seventeen people in long-term care settings have died from COVID-19.
Daily dose of sweetness: Mpls. neighbors stay connected with social distance singalongs
Inspired by videos of quarantined Italians singing and playing music, Minnesotans are stepping out their doors to lift up their voices as a way to maintain connectivity while under Gov. Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order.
April 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: 30 dead, 57 in ICU, Walz eyes extending restrictions
As the count of cases, hospitalizations and deaths rose, Gov. Tim Walz said Monday afternoon that he's assessing his two-week stay-at-home order “sector-by-sector,” but he strongly indicated some restrictions will stay in place past Friday.
3M CEO defends Maplewood-based company against Trump Twitter attack
Maplewood-based 3M CEO Mike Roman told MPR News that the manufacturing company is doing everything it can to get as many respirator masks to Americans as possible. The comments came after President Trump took to Twitter Thursday and questioned its performance.
April 3 update on COVID-19 in MN: 22 dead, 40 in ICU; stay-home order may go past April 10
As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise, Gov. Tim Walz on Friday acknowledged the social isolation and economic hit many are suffering, but urged the state to hang tough.
Coronavirus pandemic expected to slow transition to clean energy
The United States is expected to see a decrease in new solar projects for the first time since they’ve been tracked. And what was supposed to be a banner year for wind projects will likely produce more modest growth.
Ad says economic hit is worse than the threat of COVID-19. Is that true?
A newspaper ad reiterates the idea that the economic hit from using social distancing to stop the spread of COVID-19 is worse than letting the virus run its course with less stringent mitigation efforts. But is that true? We talked with the ad’s author, Kevin Roche, and experts about the claim and some of his other statements about the virus.