MPR News PM Update

Aug. 5, 2024

☔ Soggy Monday! Rain will continue through the evening while a slight risk for severe weather remains for portions of southern Minnesota. Tonight temps will fall into the lower 50s north, and upper 50s to low 60s for central and southern Minnesota. Get the latest on Updraft.
Hennepin County commissioners set to vote on 49 percent pay raise

The elected commissioners currently earn $122,225 a year. The measure up for a final vote at Tuesday’s board meeting would increase their salaries to $182,141 starting next year.

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Sips for the Minnesota State Fair: 63 specialty drinks announced for 2024

When the Minnesota State Fair kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 22, you’ll have plenty of options to sip with your Pronto Pup. Here’s all the newly-announced drinks coming to the 2024 Minnesota State Fair and where you can find them.

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🗳️ Minnesota joins states pushing Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation
From Reuters: Secretaries of state from five U.S. states urged billionaire Elon Musk on Monday to fix social media platform X's AI chatbot, saying it had spread misinformation related to the Nov. 5 election.
☕ Baristas at Café Ceres in Minneapolis vote in favor of unionizing
Baristas at a group of four Minneapolis cafes have voted in favor of joining a union. Café Ceres workers voted 88 percent in support of unionization.
📣 Usha Vance tries to defend her husband’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment
In her first solo interview of the campaign, Usha Vance discussed how her family is adjusting to vice presidential campaign life and what she wants voters to know about her husband.
🤸🏾‍♀️ 3 Black women create an Olympic first in gymnastics
Emotions were running high for Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles — but mostly for different reasons — after they prevailed in the final gymnastics event at the Paris Olympics.
–Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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