MPR News PM Update
March 8, 2019
The state Legislature now has a record number of people of color representing Minnesotans. On today’s show, I spoke with not one, not two but three of our state legislators who are all of Hmong descent. We talked about how they got into politics, the importance of diversity at the Capitol and the issues most important to their constituents. On Monday, we'll have one of the world’s most respected polar explorers joining us live in the studio, Ann Bancroft. We’ll talk to her about her many accomplishments and her new venture called “Access Water.”
~ Angela Davis, MPR News host | Forecast
 
Major storm's on track, but Twin Cities snow totals dialed back
MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner expects 4-8 inches Saturday in the Twin Cities region, lower than initial National Weather Service forecasts. Travel will still be difficult across most of Minnesota Saturday into Sunday.
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House Democrats try to recover from week dominated by public splits

Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned to tout the Democrats' bill overhauling campaign finance laws, but instead had to manage tensions about how to respond to charges that Rep. Omar made anti-Semitic remarks.

 
Forming a 385-mile human wall, and 5 other ways women are changing the world

For International Women's Day, we're spotlighting women and movements that have made an impact around the globe.

In Germany: Berlin marks International Women's Day as a public holiday for the first time
'Not letting it define us'Walking the runway with metastatic breast cancer
 
Carbon-free electricity by 2050: Is it possible?

This week, Gov. Tim Walz announced a plan for making Minnesota's electricity entirely free from fossil fuels by 2050. What would it take to make that happen?

 
Blackout in Venezuela leaves its leaders casting blame in the dark

President Nicolas Maduro blamed the "electricity war" on the United States, while opposition leader Juan Guaido said the onus was on Venezuela's ruling party, "the usurpers."

 
Trump says Michael Cohen lied about not requesting a pardon

President Trump declared Friday that he rejected a personal appeal from his former lawyer Michael Cohen for a pardon, the strongest assertion yet that Cohen may have lied under oath.

 
The Splendid Table: Recipes to keep you warm on a late winter weekend
It's going to be a long weekend bundled up and battling the snow with shovels, snowblowers, salt and scrapers. Now's a good time to plan a menu for your snow-filled weekend with recipes for a hearty breakfast, soup and stews, something in the slow cooker, or maybe a cocktail. 
 
Daylight saving time: Good or bad for you?

It's that time of year again when clocks spring forward and everyone grumbles about losing an hour of sleep. That's right — daylight saving time starts on Sunday.

 
U.S. women's soccer team sues U.S. Soccer for gender discrimination

The lawsuit argues that U.S. Soccer has a policy of paying the women's team less than the men. "We deserved to be paid equally for our work, regardless of our gender," says Alex Morgan.

 
Baseball welcomes its new robot overlords

The Atlantic League will test out several ideas this season and it's clear that if they work, Major League Baseball will try to convince its unions to adopt them for the big-league game. The most striking addition? Robot umpires. Sort of.

 
Case closed: No new trial in killing made famous by ‘Serial’ podcast

Adnan Syed, convicted in 2000 of killing his former girlfriend in a Best Buy parking lot in 1999, is not going to get a new trial, Maryland's highest court ruled on Friday. Perhaps you recognize the name; his story was told by the podcast 'Serial.'

 
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