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Good morning and welcome to Wednesday!


Colder for Wednesday, but warmth is coming. Twin Cities highs in the mid-20s with nighttime lows around 9. Statewide, highs between 15 and 25 with evening lows from minus 5 to 5. However, we should be back in the 40s next week. More on Updraft. | Forecast


Most Minnesotans support allowing refugees to settle in their communities. A new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll that found 59 percent of people support refugee resettlement.


"People don’t choose to uproot their lives and move to another country for fun.” That’s what poll respondent Jeremy Wendt told reporter Riham Feshir. “They do it because they’re making very difficult decisions that I and my family have never been faced with."


Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg took the hits in Tuesday’s Democratic debate. Albeit for very different reasons. Reports the AP : “Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders and seized on Mike Bloomberg’s past with women in the workplace during a contentious debate Tuesday night that tested the strength of the two men at the center of the party’s presidential nomination fight. As the undeniable Democratic front-runner, Sanders faced the brunt of the attacks for much of the night, and for one of the few times, fellow progressive Elizabeth Warren was among the critics.”


Meanwhile on the Amy Klobuchar campaign, there’s pressure for the Minnesota senator to drop out of the race, as the Star Tribune reports. And the Hill notes that Bloomberg, Tom Steyer, Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden face similar pressure as Sanders adds to his lead.


There’s a lot of fake news out there, and we can help. From questioning how the site makes money to figuring out who its writers are, there are several tried and true ways to vet a news source. Plus, we just posted a bunch of toolkits for identifying fake images, “deepfake” videos and more.


Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., are already bracing for flooding. There’s a 10 percent probability the Red River will reach 39 feet this year, the AP reports, and city leaders are preparing by preparing to fill 250,000 sandbags.


We know you have an opinion on this state. And the latest round of our contest for Minnesota’s most-loved thing is ready for your votes. Get to it.


-- Cody Nelson, MPR News
Walz, health officials: Minnesota ready to fight virus but people should brace for outbreak
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the coronavirus has yet to be labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization. There are no vaccines for the virus, and no anti-virals on the market yet to fight it, though a possible treatment from Omaha, Neb., is in clinical trials.
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Fire destroys 4 buildings in downtown Alexandria
“People that work in these buildings are totally devastated. They don't know what to do,” one downtown merchant said. No injuries were reported. The fire remains under investigation.
From allergies to declining business, warming winters affect everyday life
For many parts of the United States this winter has been one of the warmest on record. In fact, as the climate heats up, winters are warming faster than any other season.
Federal report says women in prison receive harsher punishments than men
Prisons often give disproportionately harsher punishments for minor offenses to women than to men, according to a new federal report that backs up the findings of an earlier NPR investigation.
Report: Minnesota’s progress on housing is mixed
Minnesota has more new housing but most is too expensive for people with low to moderate incomes, according to a report released by Prosperity’s Front Door, a group that is tracking progress in meeting goals set by a statewide housing task force two years ago.
What's on the radio today?
9 a.m. —  MPR News with Kerri Miller

A rebroadcast of the show, “Is college still a good springboard for social mobility?” Journalist and author Paul Tough spent six years researching whether colleges are still an effective launching pad for social mobility. He shares his findings in a book called “The Years That Matter Most.”

10 a.m. — 1A

It's the return of "Operation Chaos" — this time, conservatives in South Carolina are being urged to exploit the state's open primary system. The rules allow Republicans to cross over and vote for a Democratic candidate. Cross-party raids and the latest on the world's struggle to contain coronavirus, next time on 1A.

11 a.m. —MPR News with Angela Davis

First, a live discussion with MPR News reporter Riham Feshir on refugee and immigration issues. The MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll surveyed Minnesotans on the topics.

Then, we'll get a look at some big issues before the Legislature from the perspective of the business community. MPR's Chris Farrell talked with two officials from the chamber of commerce who are watching nationwide trends around minimum wage, parental leave, marijuana, universal health care and more.

12 p.m. — MPR News Presents

An APM Reports documentary by Stephen Smith and Kate Ellis titled "Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade.”

This programming schedule is subject to change.
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