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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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Rochester Public Schools move to formalize procedure for helping transgender kids

Rochester Public Schools move to formalize procedure for helping transgender kids

Around the state, school districts have or are in the process of developing guidelines aimed at helping transgender and gender-nonconforming kids navigate school. One such district is Rochester, where new guidance issued last fall has led to contentious school board meetings.
by Catharine Richert

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Psychosis care model gives new hope to young patients

Psychosis care model gives new hope to young patients

Psychosis comes with a slew of treatment challenges. In the last decade, a new program model has seen success with treating patients as soon as they start showing symptoms. One Minnesota patient says this care is the reason he’s back on his feet and planning his future.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Rideshare drivers find themselves at similar crossroads 1 year after Walz veto

Rideshare drivers find themselves at similar crossroads 1 year after Walz veto

Rideshare drivers have been pushing for urgent action on driver pay and job security protections for the last year and a half. Lawmakers and the governor are facing pressure to strike a statewide deal or risk losing Uber and Lyft service starting in July.
by Clay Masters

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Students address University of Minnesota Board of Regents

Students address University of Minnesota Board of Regents

Speakers included members of the UMN Divest Coalition, which has been pushing for the university to cut ties with companies linked to the Israeli military. Also addressing regents were Jewish students who have raised concerns about antisemitism on campus
by Melissa Olson and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Review: ‘Blended 和 (Harmony)’ looks at a Chinese American swing group from Minnesota

Review: ‘Blended 和 (Harmony)’ looks at a Chinese American swing group from Minnesota

“Blended 和 (Harmony)” is a play depicting the lives of the Kim Loo Sisters, a jazz vocal quartet from Minneapolis, focusing on two sisters as they navigate fame, betrayal and their heritage.
by Jacob Aloi

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Appetites: Sisters bottle up mom’s ‘magic’ chutney recipes

Appetites: Sisters bottle up mom’s ‘magic’ chutney recipes

On Mother’s Day, many celebrate the mother figures in their lives with flowers or by cooking a meal. Sisters Yasameen and Sheilla Sajady have been celebrating their mom, Fatima, with their sauce company, Maazah, and sharing the “magic” of her chutney recipes.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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A U of M scientist is using leaf glow to better track climate change

A U of M scientist is using leaf glow to better track climate change

Professor Rui Cheng is behind the research. She says leaf glow offers a more direct and accurate way to understand the effects of climate change on ecosystems in the Arctic and boreal regions, which are experiencing some of the fastest rates of temperature warming in the world.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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What could divestment from Israel look like at Minnesota universities?

What could divestment from Israel look like at Minnesota universities?

What is known about Minnesota universities’ connections to Israel and how do they compare to connections at other U.S. colleges? How would cutting those ties work? We answer those questions and more.  
by Anika Besst

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Feeding Our Future witness says he helped set up fake meal sites during the pandemic

Feeding Our Future witness says he helped set up fake meal sites during the pandemic

A former Feeding Our Future employee said in a federal courtroom in Minneapolis that he conspired with others at the Twin Cities nonprofit to steal money from government child nutrition programs. He said he received kickbacks disguised as consultant payments.
by Matt Sepic

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