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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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Duluth unveils new sales-tax-funded street projects

Duluth unveils new sales-tax-funded street projects

Earlier this year, the state Legislature approved Duluth’s half-percent sales tax hike to help pay for road repair. It’s a revenue source more and more Minnesota cities are turning to for help with deteriorating streets.
by Dan Kraker

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How bad will this winter be in Minnesota? Could go either way

How bad will this winter be in Minnesota? Could go either way

Farmers' Almanac is predicting one heck of a winter. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is putting out a neutral forecast. And then there’s that blob in the Pacific Ocean that could influence weather patterns.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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This week at farm show: Technology, drones and tiny computers cut farm chemical use

This week at farm show: Technology, drones and tiny computers cut farm chemical use

Experts say combining developing drone technology and computer-controlled field sprayers could mean big reductions in pesticide use. By using drone-collected imagery to map weeds in a field, an herbicide can be applied only to those areas.
by Dan Gunderson

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Health officials caution against all vape products as investigation into lung illnesses continues

Health officials caution against all vape products as investigation into lung illnesses continues

Many of the cases appear to be linked to illicit THC products, but medical officials say people should avoid all vaping products until investigations are complete.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Mayo Clinic lands data partnership with Google

Mayo Clinic lands data partnership with Google

Mayo Clinic is joining with Google on a partnership to use artificial intelligence to improve care of rare and complex diseases. The project pairs Mayo’s medical expertise and massive collection of patient histories with Google’s ability to organize and make use of vast amounts of data.
by Catharine Richert

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Why Tasers were 'ineffective' in fatal police shooting in Brooklyn Center

Why Tasers were 'ineffective' in fatal police shooting in Brooklyn Center

State investigators are still piecing together the chain of events that ended in police officers shooting a man in Brooklyn Center. Officers fired Tasers at him, but they ended up resorting to their firearms because the Tasers were “ineffective,” the BCA says. APM Reports’ Curtis Gilbert, who did an investigation on why Tasers are often unreliable, discusses Tasers’ role in fatal police shootings.
by Tom Crann

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Minnesota's top education official pledges to tackle 'pernicious' achievement gap

Minnesota's top education official pledges to tackle 'pernicious' achievement gap

For decades, Minnesota education leaders have vowed to close gaps between white students and students of color. Minnesota’s Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker said she's focusing on a number of strategies to make Minnesota's education system more equitable.
by Tom Crann, Kyle Shiely and Megan Burks

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