Nov. 28, 2019

Happy Turkey Day! Bomb cyclone on its way to Minnesota. It’s expected to bring lots of snow and ice to the state this weekend. Tonight, light snow chance in southwestern Minnesota and along the North Shore. Friday highs in the metro area will be in the lower 30s.

What’s on your turkey dinner table tonight? Some Minnesotans with multicultural backgrounds shared what’s on their holiday menu this year. Give them a listen here!

Remember the unified Korean women’s hockey team in 2018 Olympics? They had some Minnesota connection. In a new book, “A Team of Their Own,” by Seth Berkman, members of the hockey team talk on how the team was first created, how the “imports” players from North America and South Korean players bonded, and how the unified team came together a few weeks before the Olympics. FYI, the team practiced in Minnesota and one of the “imports” was from here!

— Jiwon Choi, MPR News

Somalia burial planned for Minnesota high-rise fire victim

The county medical examiner identified all five victims and said they all died of smoke inhalation. “I will never get my mother back,” she said, adding it was her mother’s wish to be laid to rest in Somalia.

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Minnesotans spread feelings of gratitude this Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is sometimes the only time a year when we talk about what — and who — we're grateful for. In the interest to spreading those feelings of gratitude we asked our audience to tell us about one thing that happened to them recently that they are thankful for.

Trump in Afghanistan for surprise Thanksgiving visit

President Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and said he believes the Taliban wants a ceasefire.

Trump angers China by signing law backing Hong Kong protesters

China summoned the U.S. ambassador and issued a sharp response over the legislation, which allows the U.S. to sanction individuals who violate Hong Kong residents' rights.

East African parents call for support, not scorn, in fight against teen addiction

Mothers struggling to help their children with substance abuse are often told they’re too soft on their kids. At a meeting Monday night, families and addiction experts said it’s time for the community to confront the problem and end the judgment.

In Iraq, Iranian consulate torched and security forces fire on protesters

More than two dozen protesters in Iraq have been killed since Wednesday, and the worst violence has been in the country's south. It's a growing display of anger over Iran's role in Iraqi politics.

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