MPR News PM Update

Dec. 5, 2022

Happy Monday,

Expect some cooler nights and a couple light snows for some areas across Minnesota. Milder air moves back in by the end of the week. Get the latest on Updraft.
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Minnesota sues to stop 'Death by Gummy Bears' THC edibles
The state is suing Minnesota companies for selling 'Death by Gummy Bears' edibles containing as much as 100 milligrams per serving — 95 mg over the legal limit.  
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The Real ID deadline has been extended. Here's what you need to know
U.S. travelers have more time to upgrade identification for airport checkpoints: You now have until May 2025 to apply for a Real ID card, which offers enhanced security. 
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🏳️‍🌈 Minnesota & beyond: LGBTQ students wrestle with tensions at Christian colleges
Liberty University forbids LGBTQ affinity clubs, same-sex displays of affection and use of pronouns, restrooms and changing facilities not corresponding to a person’s birth sex. As of this year, its student handbook, called “The Liberty Way,” bans statements and behaviors associated with what it calls “LGBT states of mind.”
👨‍⚕️ Negotiations continue ahead of Minnesota nurses strike deadline
Your update on the Minnesota Nurses Association strikes: The union has set a strike date for next Sunday, Dec. 11, if agreements have not been reached with 16 hospitals in the Twin Cities metro and the Duluth area. Most work stoppages would last for three weeks.
📖 What are the most-checked-out books at Minnesota libraries? See the list
There are more than 300 library locations in Minnesota for its roughly 5.7 million residents. MPR News asked libraries across the state what their most popular adult and children’s books were, and the answers may surprise you.
❄️ Think you can follow Betty Whiteout? MnDOT wants your snowplow name ideas
Think you've got a better name for this season's snow plows than F. Salt Fitzgerald or Darth Blader? 'Tis the season to submit your entries to MnDOT!
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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