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MPR News Update

MPR News Update, PM Edition for March 21, 2017

Good afternoon! The world map most people are familiar with from elementary school is shockingly inaccurate, and there is a map out there that's much closer to reality. That's why Boston public schools are tossing the old map and ushering in the new one in a bid to undo "500 years of distortion." | NewsCut | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for March, 20, 2017

Good afternoon! Where would kids competing in a fourth-grade robotics competition learn racism and bigotry? It happened to the Pleasant Run Panther Bots, who had just won the competition near Indianapolis. After their victory parents and students were waiting in the parking lot to tell the team to "Go back to Mexico." | NewsCut | Forecast

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MPR News Update for March 20

Good morning! Partly sunny with highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s. And just like that, winter is officially over. That's a pretty big reason to be happy, right? Unfortunately, for many Americans, it seems there are fewer reasons to be happy. The United States was 14th in the latest World Happiness Report, down from No. 13 last year. Who's No. 1? Norway. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for March 17, 2017

Good afternoon! Science, medicine, modern cuisine -- Minnesota companies have made huge contributions to American culture and technology. Which one is your favorite? | Forecast

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MPR News Update PM Edition: March 16, 2017

Good afternoon! Minnesota conservation officials said Thursday that a silver carp, the kind that in other states is known to leap out of the water and cause havoc for boaters, was found for the first time in the St. Croix River. The discovery of the invasive fish was "disappointing but not unexpected," DNR invasive fish coordinator Nick Frohnauer said in a statement. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for March 16

Good morning! Increasing clouds with a chance of rain northwest, mainly in the afternoon. There's a winter weather advisory for northeast portions of the state tonight into Friday morning. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Here's a feel-good story to start off your day: In the category of "you raised 'em right," we give you the kids of the Augsburg hockey team. KARE 11 reports the team raised money so that Minasie Theophilos, 54, can go see some of the family he left 33 years ago. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for March 15, 2017

Good afternoon! A Minneapolis woman has found that doing one's civic duty can be pretty rough on nursing mothers. Amanda Chandler is on jury duty in Hennepin County and when she had to pump breast milk, court officers sent her off to the bathroom. Bathrooms are disgusting places to prepare food. | NewsCut | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for March, 2017

Good afternoon! Hiking the Appalachian Trail is known to be a particularly strenuous journey. This couple is taking the challenge, along with their 1-year-old child. Bekah and Derrick Quirin intend to walk the entire 2,200-mile trail starting next week with their baby, Ellie. They figure it might even be "easier than staying home." | NewsCut | Forecast

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MPR News Update for March 14

Good morning! Mostly sunny with highs in the 20s. It's not quite the same story on the East Coast. A powerful nor'easter is pounding the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast today, prompting flight cancellations, school closures and warnings from city and state officials to stay off the roads. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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MPR News Update for March 13

Good morning! Mostly sunny north and mostly cloudy south. Highs range from the midteens up north to mid-20s south. If you're headed out soon, make sure you take it slow. Snow-covered roadways are making travel difficult in parts of Minnesota. More than 9 inches of snow piled up in St. James with 8 inches in Madelia and Wabasso. In the Twin Cities, snowfall amounts totaled 1 to 4 inches. Forecasters say Sunday was the snowiest day in the Twin Cities metro in nearly three months. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog

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