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MPR News Update

MPR News Update, PM Edition for March 30, 2017

Good afternoon! Attention food fans, who also don't mind watching a little baseball, the Minnesota Twins and their food service provider unveiled the newest eatery options for the year at Target Field. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for March 30

Good morning! Partly cloudy north and mostly cloudy south with a chance of light rain southeast. Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s. Tomorrow is National Crayon Day and Crayola says it will mark the occasion in a very special way -- by retiring one of its colors. The announcement will be livestreamed on Facebook on Friday morning. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for March 29, 2017

Good afternoon! The University of North Dakota sent eight players to the Olympics in women's hockey. Five more players are heading for the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship. Ten might play in next February's Olympics. Now the school is shutting the program down following a $1.3 million cut from the athletics budget. | NewsCut | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for March 28, 2017

Good afternoon! There's nothing that screams America like a president throwing out the first pitch for the first game of the baseball season. But this year President Trump won't do the honors. The White House reportedly cites a scheduling conflict, but there are other possible reasons. First, presidents rarely look good throwing baseballs, writes MPR News blogger Bob Collins. | NewsCut | Forecast

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MPR News Update for March 28

Good morning! Mostly sunny with areas of fog early today. Highs in the mid-50s to lower 60s, except for near Lake Superior, where highs will reach the 40s. Let the warm weather be a reminder and warning to you that no ice -- if there is any left -- is safe anymore. That goes for up north, too. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for March 27, 2017

Good afternoon! Looking for a job in Minnesota? A study from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development could help you with the search. In total, there are over 96,000 jobs available right now, almost a quarter of them are in health care or social assistance. | NewsCut | Forecast

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MPR News Update for March 24

Good morning! Partly cloudy northwest, cloudy with periods of rain and isolated storms southeast. Highs in the upper 30s to mid-40s. Apologies for being a day late but yesterday was National Puppy Day. To make up for our lapse in calling it to your attention, here's 15 minutes of dogs and puppies. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for March 23, 2017

Good afternoon! For fans of dystopian stories, Hulu has some exciting news. The first full-length trailer for its adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale" was released today. Margaret Atwood's classic novel, which has seen a phenomenal rebound in 2017, imagines a dark, near future in which the United States government has fallen in a violent coup. The series debuts on the streaming platform on April 26. | The Thread | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for March 22, 2017

Good afternoon! It's a pretty safe bet that when Minnesota's Department of Homeland Security was created, it wasn't to check to be sure that people riding the Green Line had purchased tickets. But that's exactly what they said they were doing on the Green Line today, writes MPR News blogger Bob Collins. | NewsCut | Forecast

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MPR News Update for March 22

Good morning! Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the 30s. And then there were eight. We're now in Round 2 of Minn-vention Madness. What will take the spot of top invention? Cast your vote now. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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