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March 2, 2020 4:00 AM

Former Viking Chris Kluwe attacks online harassment in YA sci-fi novel ‘Otaku’

Chris Kluwe, who retired from the NFL in 2014, combines a lifelong love of science fiction and a concern about equal rights to take on gamers who use the internet to make life miserable for female gamers.

by Euan Kerr

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February 28, 2020 10:12 AM

Wrapping up the month in Minnesota weather

According to climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley, most climate stations in Minnesota are reporting an average monthly temperature within one degree of the historic average for February.

by Cathy Wurzer and MPR News Staff

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February 28, 2020 4:00 AM

MN task force on violence against Native American women seeks personal stories

Members of the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Task Force know it’s a big deal to ask women to share difficult and tragic stories with a room full of strangers. But they hope the effort will help them recommend ways to reduce the violence.

by Nina Moini

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February 28, 2020 4:00 AM

Oscar-winning documentarian celebrates 50 years of films about working people

Julia Reichert’s Oscar this month for “American Factory” is just the latest in a series of films she has made since the early 1970s about the lives of ordinary people. She will appear at two events at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis this weekend.

by Euan Kerr

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February 28, 2020 4:00 AM

This is their year: Family with three leap-year birthdays plans big blowout

The Stevens family’s black-tie affair includes a guest list of more than a hundred and a red carpet.

by Brandt Williams

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February 27, 2020 5:02 PM

Officials say Minnesota schools need to make plans for a COVID-19 outbreak

As Minnesota school officials scramble to comply with federal and state guidance to prepare for a COVID-19 outbreak, some say their experience with extreme weather gives them an advantage.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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February 27, 2020 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: 'Let the Crows Come'

Ashwini Ramaswamy brings her choreography to Lanesboro, Twin Cities Ballet dances to Pink Floyd's "The Wall," and Eric Larson explores why and how we collect things.

by Marianne Combs

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February 26, 2020 11:00 PM

MPR News/Star Tribune poll: Young Minnesotans worry about health care, climate

A new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows that 45 percent of Minnesotans aged 18 to 34 don’t think their generation is better off than their parents, and 52 percent said people like them don’t have access to quality, affordable health care.

by Cody Nelson

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February 26, 2020 8:14 AM

St. Paul teachers union resets strike date to March 10

Union leaders initially set the strike for March 9. Negotiators have agreed to three mediation sessions in the days leading up to the possible strike. The union wants better member pay and benefits, and more student mental health support.

by Matt Sepic and Elizabeth Shockman

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February 26, 2020 4:00 AM

Walz, health officials: Minnesota ready to fight virus but people should brace for outbreak

As the new coronavirus has spread in Iran and parts of Europe, Minnesota health officials say it's only a matter of time before the state sees its first confirmed case. Gov. Tim Walz says Minnesota is prepared to deal with COVID-19.

by Peter Cox

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