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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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The hope and hype of diabetic alert dogs

The hope and hype of diabetic alert dogs

Companies that sell dogs trained to sniff out life-threatening changes in blood sugar for people with diabetes have faced lawsuits or complaints from some of their customers.
by Robert Benincasa

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A very local 'Twelfth Night' hits the stage at the Guthrie

A very local 'Twelfth Night' hits the stage at the Guthrie

While Guthrie shows often feature Minnesota performers, the new production of Shakespeare’s comedy of love, assumed identities and some infamous yellow stockings, involved an all-Minnesota cast and director.
by Euan Kerr

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When you — or your coworker or that lady on the bus — can transmit a cold or flu virus

When you — or your coworker or that lady on the bus — can transmit a cold or flu virus

We’re still in cold and flu season. And for weeks now at work, school, and on the bus, you might be wondering whether that person coughing over there is making you sick.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Redefining beauty: Advocates work to make skin lightening a public health issue

Redefining beauty: Advocates work to make skin lightening a public health issue

The Minnesota Department of Health doled out four grants to two nonprofit groups and two counties to help educate communities of color about the potential health risk of using cosmetics that lighten skin.
by Tarkor Zehn

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First day of Minnesota legislative session: Guns, insulin and a cooperative tone

First day of Minnesota legislative session: Guns, insulin and a cooperative tone

The first day of the legislative session attracted gun rights and gun control advocates to the Capitol, along with supporters and opponents of the PolyMet copper-nickel mining project.
by Tim Pugmire and Brian Bakst

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What you need to know about Trump's plan to deport Hmong, Lao immigrants

What you need to know about Trump's plan to deport Hmong, Lao immigrants

The Trump administration is in talks with the government of Laos to allow for the deportation of Lao and Hmong immigrants with criminal records from the United States, federal State Department officials confirmed Monday.
by Riham Feshir

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Minnesota to pitch anglers on going lead-free for loons

Minnesota to pitch anglers on going lead-free for loons

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is planning to launch a new program to encourage anglers to voluntarily switch to lead-free fishing tackle as a way to help save the common loon. Lead poisoning is a leading cause of death for Minnesota loons.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Trial of alleged Twin Cities mosque bomber pushed back to April

Trial of alleged Twin Cities mosque bomber pushed back to April

Federal prosecutors allege Michael Hari and two other men drove more than 500 miles in August 2017 to bomb the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington in hopes of scaring Muslims into leaving the United States.
by Matt Sepic

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Some Midwest farmers see hope in Democrats' climate platforms

Some Midwest farmers see hope in Democrats' climate platforms

A small group of farmers in Iowa believe they’ve influenced the field of Democratic presidential candidates to focus more on climate change and how agriculture can be part of the solution to global warming.
by Cody Nelson

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