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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
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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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Striking autoworkers draw support from other unions in Plymouth

Striking autoworkers draw support from other unions in Plymouth

About 100 people gathered Tuesday outside a Stellantis parts distribution center in Plymouth, as union allies joined striking auto workers. Many said they were glad to see President Joe Biden taking their side as he visited a picket line in Michigan.
by Tim Nelson

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National UAW strike expands to Twin Cities area

National UAW strike expands to Twin Cities area

Workers picketed for a second day outside of an auto parts warehouse in Plymouth, Minn., on Saturday after United Auto Workers leaders expanded the union's strike against the Big Three automakers.
by Mark Zdechlik and Feven Gerezgiher

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Minnesota cannabis boss quits after questions raised about her background

Minnesota cannabis boss quits after questions raised about her background

Erin DuPree, named Thursday to lead the Office of Cannabis Management, left the job Friday after online evidence emerged showing she sold products that had more THC than the state allowed and owed tens of thousands in debts and tax liens. 
by Brian Bakst and Matt Sepic

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Duluth office-to-apartment conversion sparks downtown revitalization hope

Duluth office-to-apartment conversion sparks downtown revitalization hope

A Duluth developer announced plans this week to convert a 50-year old downtown office building into apartments. It’s the first of what the city hopes will be several office-to-housing conversions in the next several years as Duluth works to revitalize its downtown post-pandemic.
by Dan Kraker

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Dance as Archive — a new exhibition honors a north Minneapolis dance school

Dance as Archive — a new exhibition honors a north Minneapolis dance school

Artist and curator Za’Nia Coleman presents an archival exhibition at the Public Functionary gallery in northeast Minneapolis, celebrating the history and community impact of the Hollywood Studio of Dance in north Minneapolis.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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United Nations calls for urgent action to protect children's rights

United Nations calls for urgent action to protect children's rights

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is expanding its electric school bus program using three million dollars from the state’s settlement with Volkswagen over exaggerated fuel efficiency claims.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Art Hounds: Shows that forge connections across the table — and across oceans 

Art Hounds: Shows that forge connections across the table — and across oceans 

Sod House Theater hosts “Table.” In Winona, two artists living in Iran and Minnesota use virtual reality and mixed media to share their lives with each other. And Ananya Dance Theatre presents “Michhil Amra: We Are the Procession!”
by Emily Bright

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Early education experts converge in Minneapolis to find best outcomes for babies

Early education experts converge in Minneapolis to find best outcomes for babies

The Zero to Three LEARN Conference which wrapped up Wednesday brought a few thousand early educators, researchers and pediatricians to the Minneapolis Convention Center.
by Kyra Miles

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Minnesota hockey legend Henry Boucha dies at age 72

Minnesota hockey legend Henry Boucha dies at age 72

The star Ojibwe player led Warroad High School to the state tournament in 1969, earned a silver medal in the 1972 Winter Olympics and played the NHL with his trademark headband.
by Tim Nelson, Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton, Lukas Levin and Dan Gunderson

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