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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

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Twin Cities Green Book sites were touchstones for Black travelers in the segregation era

Twin Cities Green Book sites were touchstones for Black travelers in the segregation era

During the era of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, 87 locations in Minnesota were listed in the Green Book, which helped Black travelers find businesses that would serve them. But less than a quarter of these sites in Minnesota remain standing today.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Proposed law would help train cosmetologists to address domestic violence

Minnesota’s U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is promoting bipartisan legislation that would provide federal funding for domestic violence awareness training for cosmetologists and beauty professionals.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Minnesota business leader among thousands of federal workers axed in Trump cuts

Minnesota business leader among thousands of federal workers axed in Trump cuts

Thousands of probationary employees who have not been in their jobs long enough to qualify for certain protections have been terminated by federal agencies around the country, including in Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Minnesota college students compete to answer life‘s ethical dilemmas

Minnesota college students compete to answer life‘s ethical dilemmas

Two teams from Minnesota colleges are headed to Norfolk, Va., to battle it out over topics like tipping in restaurants or whether or not it is ethical to put weapons in space. Two members of the University of Minnesota-Morris team joined MPR News host Nina Moini about the innerworkings of competitive ethics.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Skiing star Jessie Diggins partners with The Emily Program on eating disorder education

Skiing star Jessie Diggins partners with The Emily Program on eating disorder education

Almost 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. Three-time Olympian Jessie Diggins, who has been public about suffering from disordered eating, will kick off a webinar series created to reduce stigma around the psychiatric condition.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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One year later, Burnsville first responders remain resilient in face of grief

One year later, Burnsville first responders remain resilient in face of grief

Tuesday marks one year since Burnsville lost three first responders in the line of duty. Burnsville Police Deputy Chief Matt Smith and Burnsville Fire Chief BJ Jungmann joined MPR News host Nina Moini to reflect on the year since the tragedy.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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