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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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Funny Asian Women Kollective celebrates 10 years with an ‘Extra Quality Super Show’

Funny Asian Women Kollective celebrates 10 years with an ‘Extra Quality Super Show’

May Lee-Yang and Saymoukda Vongsay are writers, performers and friends who have been working to build spaces for Asian women in comedy since 2014.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Key Minnesota county ordered by court to reset board that will review absentee ballots

Key Minnesota county ordered by court to reset board that will review absentee ballots

A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling gives Hennepin County until Friday to rework an absentee ballot board to include more members put forward by the state Republican Party.
by Clay Masters, Ellie Roth, Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Major newspapers face outrage after announcing no endorsements for president

Major newspapers face outrage after announcing no endorsements for president

The Washington Post has lost more than 200,000 subscribers after it declined to endorse a presidential candidate this year. Los Angeles Times has also lost thousands of readers after deciding not to endorse. Jane Kirtley is professor of media ethics and law at the University of Minnesota Law School. She joined Minnesota Now to discuss the decisions by media to refrain from endorsing a candidate.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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'Misty of Chincoteague' author life's work lives at University of Minnesota. A new book uncovers her collection

'Misty of Chincoteague' author life's work lives at University of Minnesota. A new book uncovers her collection

Whether you’re eight or in your eighties, you’re likely familiar with the best-selling children’s book author Marguerite Henry. Her book “Misty of Chincoteague” is one of the most popular children’s books of all time.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Breast cancer rates are up especially in those under 50, but death rates are down

Breast cancer rates are up especially in those under 50, but death rates are down

A new report from the American Cancer Society finds half a million lives affected by breast cancer have been saved since 1989. At the same time, breast cancer diagnoses are becoming more common. They’re rising fastest in women younger than 50 years old.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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