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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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Data confirm trend of warming global temperatures in last ten years

Data confirm trend of warming global temperatures in last ten years

Last year was by far the warmest year on record globally. NOAA, NASA, and European datasets all confirm the numbers. That means the 10 warmest years on record globally are the past 10 years. How do climate scientists explain this unprecedented warming trend?
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Biden visits Duluth and Superior to tout infrastructure improvements like Blatnik Bridge

Biden visits Duluth and Superior to tout infrastructure improvements like Blatnik Bridge

President Joe Biden is working to remind voters of his hallmark infrastructure law, using a major redo of a Minnesota-to-Wisconsin bridge to tout results.
by Dan Kraker and Brian Bakst

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Art Hounds: Love, dance and embroidery

Art Hounds: Love, dance and embroidery

Minnesota Opera’s “Elixir of Love,” “Untitled Night” dance on Silver Lake’s ice Saturday and an “Embroidering Red Wing” art show.
by Emily Bright

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Wins and losses: Democrats reflect on the New Hampshire primaries

Wins and losses: Democrats reflect on the New Hampshire primaries

The New Hampshire primaries are over, but candidates eyeing for presidential nomination are staying in the race — whether they lost or not. MPR host Tom Crann spoke to Rep. Dean Phillips and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Ken Martin about the primary results.
by Tom Crann, Lukas Levin, Ngoc Bui and Matthew Alvarez

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Minnesota state trooper charged with murder in the killing of Ricky Cobb II

Minnesota state trooper charged with murder in the killing of Ricky Cobb II

Cobb, 33, was shot to death by trooper Ryan Londregan during a stop on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis on July 31 at about 2 a.m. Londregan is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter.
by Jon Collins and Peter Cox

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Minneapolis City Council advances cease-fire resolution for Israel-Hamas war

Minneapolis City Council advances cease-fire resolution for Israel-Hamas war

A Minneapolis council committee on Tuesday moved forward a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. The council voted 9-3 with one abstention to send the resolution on to the full council meeting on Thursday. 
by Jon Collins

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Family of man who died in Hennepin County Jail files federal lawsuit

Family of man who died in Hennepin County Jail files federal lawsuit

Lucas Bellamy — the son of Twin Cities theater legend Lou Bellamy — died in 2022 in the Hennepin County Jail. In a lawsuit, his family alleges that “deliberate indifference” to his medical needs led to his death.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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After New Hampshire vote, Dean Phillips says he'll ‘keep this baby going’ in Democratic race

After New Hampshire vote, Dean Phillips says he'll ‘keep this baby going’ in Democratic race

The unsanctioned Democratic Party primary in New Hampshire won’t award delegates, but Minnesota’s Dean Phillips saw a chance for a symbolic stand against President Joe Biden.
by Mark Zdechlik

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What the Planned Parenthood union contract tells us about the changing abortion landscape

What the Planned Parenthood union contract tells us about the changing abortion landscape

Workers in the region have been trying to address their changing workplace conditions through negotiations for their first union contract. Last week, Planned Parenthood North Central States workers ratified that contract.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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