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MPR News with Tom Weber

Tom Weber, a reporter and host at MPR News for a decade, resigned effective June 22, 2018. You can find his work covering the people and places of Minnesota here.
https://www.mpr.org/about/people/tweber

Welfare reform: 20 years later

Two decades ago, Republicans and Democrats in Congress came together to make historic changes to our nation's welfare program. What are the lasting impact of those changes?
by MPR News Staff

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Why would any city want to host the Olympics?

Why would any city want to host the Olympics?

With the athletic competition over, the people of Brazil are left to consider whether hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics was worth it. Given the cost and social trauma of putting on the games, why would any city want to do it?

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Update on Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Update on Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Developers of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a pipeline that would move oil from the Bakken oil field past the southwestern tip of Minnesota to Illinois, have agreed to stop construction near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation until a court hearing next week. Tom Weber talked with Lauren Donovan, a reporter with The Bismarck Tribune, for an update on the controversy and the project.
by MPR News Staff

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'Bought and Sold: The New Fight Against Teen Sex Trafficking'

'Bought and Sold: The New Fight Against Teen Sex Trafficking'

An APM Reports American RadioWorks documentary on sex trafficking looks at what's being done in Minnesota and other parts of the country to help young victims and crack down on traffickers and buyers.
by MPR News Staff

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Minn. Somalis see Trump as symbol of more hostile America

Minn. Somalis see Trump as symbol of more hostile America

For many Somali-Americans in Minnesota, Donald Trump's fundraising visit to the state on Friday is the culmination of a tough week. They believe Trump's rhetoric on Muslims and immigrants is emboldening hate.
by Laura Yuen

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Former chair of Joint Chiefs Gen. John Vessey dies at 94

Former chair of Joint Chiefs Gen. John Vessey dies at 94

Vessey enlisted as a private in the Minnesota National Guard in 1939, fought in World War II and Vietnam, and was the nation's top military officer when he retired to Minnesota in 1985.
by The Associated Press

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