2026.05.13
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lsandersonHeat pumps are extremely efficient. But can they save money?
by Brian Martucci
https://www.minnpost.com/newsletter/heat-pumps-are-very-efficient-but-can-they-save-money/
In the fight to get more discounts on prescription drugs, Minnesota hospitals score a win. Maybe.
DFLers accuse Lisa Demuth of holding up a bill that the pharmaceutical industry fiercely opposes.
by Matthew Blake
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/05/discounts-on-prescription-drugs-minnesota-hospitals-score-a-win-maybe/
Instructure, the company behind Canvas, an online learning system that manages nearly all aspects of instruction, said it “reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor” to delete data stolen during a cyberattack. Hackers took the platform offline May 7 for thousands of schools and universities, including the University of Minnesota, during finals, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.
A hacking group named ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for the breach, said they had obtained data involving nearly 9,000 schools and 275 million people and threatened to leak it if a ransom was not paid by May 6, a deadline that was later extended as schools engaged in negotiations. Instructure, which took the platform offline temporarily while investigating the hack, did not release details of the agreement, including whether a ransom was paid or who was behind the attack, according to the AP. Via MinnPost
https://apnews.com/article/canvas-outage-college-students-exams-grades-3d55b9399ae87d49276f354e1c34c180
The city of Minneapolis is considering a pilot program that would use two drones marked as police vehicles and equipped with red and blue police lights to respond to 911 calls and livestream video back to dispatch, serving as an “eye in the sky” for emergency responders, FOX 9 reported Monday. The program would operate out of Fire Station 14 in the Fourth Precinct on the city’s North Side. Via MinnPost
https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-pilot-program-drones-first-responders
What you need to know about the new office Minnesota lawmakers created to fight fraud
Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign a bill creating the Office of Inspector General, which passed the Minnesota Senate Monday.
by Joey Peters
https://sahanjournal.com/news/minnesota-legislature-fraud-office-of-inspector-general/
How Bundle Halal is connecting Minnesota Muslim families to streamlined grocery delivery
Founders Ahmed Ali and Badraddin Abdi are expanding their online grocery delivery service to make halal-certified meats and cooking staples more accessible across Minnesota.
by Binta Kanteh
https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/bundle-halal-grocery-delivery-minnesota/
Polycystic ovary syndrome, also known as PCOS, has a new name
Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome, impacts about 1 in 8 people assigned female at birth.
Sara Luterman
https://19thnews.org/2026/05/pcos-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-renamed-pmos/
What to know about the movement not to fly the official Minnesota state flag
Feven Gerezgiher
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/12/why-some-cities-are-not-flying-minnesotas-official-state-flag
Health officials are monitoring Minnesotan potentially exposed to hantavirus
Erica Zurek
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/12/minnesota-monitors-resident-potentially-exposed-to-hantavirus-cruise-outbreak
Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak
Boston photographer describes isolation unit as a ‘very nice room’ after three deaths onboard South Atlantic voyage
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/cruise-passenger-hantavirus-quarantine
France confines more than 1,700 people to cruise ship after suspected norovirus outbreak
About 50 people on vessel carrying mostly British and Irish passengers have symptoms, say officials
Jamie Grierson
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/france-confines-passengers-cruise-ship-norovirus-death-bordeaux
Despite financial headwinds, the Minnesota Orchestra remains optimistic
Jacob Aloi
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/13/despite-financial-headwinds-the-minnesota-orchestra-remains-optimistic
Minnesota names its first youth poet laureate
Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/05/11/minnesota-names-its-first-youth-poet-laureate
A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide, 100-61. How many have you read? Find out on Thursday which titles have broken into the top 50
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time
Good Omens finale review – a heavenly cast, but a script from flaming TV hell
David Tennant and Michael Sheen are still a dazzling demon and angel double act – but everything else about this controversial finale is smug, grating and stale
Jack Seale
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/13/good-omens-finale-review-heavenly-cast-script-from-flaming-tv-hell
The connoisseur of the crumhorn, the showman of the shawm: the brilliance of early music pioneer David Munrow
Six decades ago, Munrow’s passionate and persuasive advocacy for early music opened audience’s eyes and ears – and took the rackett on to primetime TV. Fifty years after his early death, we look back at an inspirational and influential musician
Edward Blakeman
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/12/the-brilliance-of-early-music-pioneer-david-munrow-by-edward-blakeman
Meta profited from illegal scam ads, California county lawsuit alleges
Santa Clara county claims Meta Platforms violated the state’s false advertising and unfair business practices laws
Reuters
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/13/meta-scam-ads-california-lawsuit
Daily pill can help people maintain weight loss after they come off jabs, trial shows
Data shows orforglipron could in future avoid need to take other long-term medications for diseases associated with obesity
Anna Bawden in Istanbul
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/12/daily-orforglipron-pill-can-help-people-maintain-weight-loss-after-they-come-off-jabs-trial-shows
Have you been eating boring rice your whole life? Try these seven kinds instead
The world is rice is vast. A chef shares her favorite varieties – including fragrant, nutritious and sushi-ready options – plus tips for cooking them
Kiki Aranita
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/may/12/best-types-of-rice
Jason Collins, gay NBA trailblazer, dies at 47
The former basketball player died after a battle with brain cancer.
Dawn Ennis
https://www.out.com/obituaries/jason-collins-gay-nba-obituary
Look up: Milky Way photographer of the year 2026 – in pictures
Photographers search for dark skies in the most remote landscapes to find places where the galaxy shines with extraordinary clarity. They share not only their breathtaking results but also their methods, trials and adventures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/13/milky-way-photographer-of-the-year-2026-gallery-pictures
by Brian Martucci
https://www.minnpost.com/newsletter/heat-pumps-are-very-efficient-but-can-they-save-money/
In the fight to get more discounts on prescription drugs, Minnesota hospitals score a win. Maybe.
DFLers accuse Lisa Demuth of holding up a bill that the pharmaceutical industry fiercely opposes.
by Matthew Blake
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/05/discounts-on-prescription-drugs-minnesota-hospitals-score-a-win-maybe/
Instructure, the company behind Canvas, an online learning system that manages nearly all aspects of instruction, said it “reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor” to delete data stolen during a cyberattack. Hackers took the platform offline May 7 for thousands of schools and universities, including the University of Minnesota, during finals, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.
A hacking group named ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for the breach, said they had obtained data involving nearly 9,000 schools and 275 million people and threatened to leak it if a ransom was not paid by May 6, a deadline that was later extended as schools engaged in negotiations. Instructure, which took the platform offline temporarily while investigating the hack, did not release details of the agreement, including whether a ransom was paid or who was behind the attack, according to the AP. Via MinnPost
https://apnews.com/article/canvas-outage-college-students-exams-grades-3d55b9399ae87d49276f354e1c34c180
The city of Minneapolis is considering a pilot program that would use two drones marked as police vehicles and equipped with red and blue police lights to respond to 911 calls and livestream video back to dispatch, serving as an “eye in the sky” for emergency responders, FOX 9 reported Monday. The program would operate out of Fire Station 14 in the Fourth Precinct on the city’s North Side. Via MinnPost
https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-pilot-program-drones-first-responders
What you need to know about the new office Minnesota lawmakers created to fight fraud
Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign a bill creating the Office of Inspector General, which passed the Minnesota Senate Monday.
by Joey Peters
https://sahanjournal.com/news/minnesota-legislature-fraud-office-of-inspector-general/
How Bundle Halal is connecting Minnesota Muslim families to streamlined grocery delivery
Founders Ahmed Ali and Badraddin Abdi are expanding their online grocery delivery service to make halal-certified meats and cooking staples more accessible across Minnesota.
by Binta Kanteh
https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/bundle-halal-grocery-delivery-minnesota/
Polycystic ovary syndrome, also known as PCOS, has a new name
Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome, impacts about 1 in 8 people assigned female at birth.
Sara Luterman
https://19thnews.org/2026/05/pcos-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-renamed-pmos/
What to know about the movement not to fly the official Minnesota state flag
Feven Gerezgiher
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/12/why-some-cities-are-not-flying-minnesotas-official-state-flag
Health officials are monitoring Minnesotan potentially exposed to hantavirus
Erica Zurek
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/12/minnesota-monitors-resident-potentially-exposed-to-hantavirus-cruise-outbreak
Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak
Boston photographer describes isolation unit as a ‘very nice room’ after three deaths onboard South Atlantic voyage
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/cruise-passenger-hantavirus-quarantine
France confines more than 1,700 people to cruise ship after suspected norovirus outbreak
About 50 people on vessel carrying mostly British and Irish passengers have symptoms, say officials
Jamie Grierson
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/france-confines-passengers-cruise-ship-norovirus-death-bordeaux
Despite financial headwinds, the Minnesota Orchestra remains optimistic
Jacob Aloi
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/13/despite-financial-headwinds-the-minnesota-orchestra-remains-optimistic
Minnesota names its first youth poet laureate
Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/05/11/minnesota-names-its-first-youth-poet-laureate
A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide, 100-61. How many have you read? Find out on Thursday which titles have broken into the top 50
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time
Good Omens finale review – a heavenly cast, but a script from flaming TV hell
David Tennant and Michael Sheen are still a dazzling demon and angel double act – but everything else about this controversial finale is smug, grating and stale
Jack Seale
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/13/good-omens-finale-review-heavenly-cast-script-from-flaming-tv-hell
The connoisseur of the crumhorn, the showman of the shawm: the brilliance of early music pioneer David Munrow
Six decades ago, Munrow’s passionate and persuasive advocacy for early music opened audience’s eyes and ears – and took the rackett on to primetime TV. Fifty years after his early death, we look back at an inspirational and influential musician
Edward Blakeman
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/12/the-brilliance-of-early-music-pioneer-david-munrow-by-edward-blakeman
Meta profited from illegal scam ads, California county lawsuit alleges
Santa Clara county claims Meta Platforms violated the state’s false advertising and unfair business practices laws
Reuters
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/13/meta-scam-ads-california-lawsuit
Daily pill can help people maintain weight loss after they come off jabs, trial shows
Data shows orforglipron could in future avoid need to take other long-term medications for diseases associated with obesity
Anna Bawden in Istanbul
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/12/daily-orforglipron-pill-can-help-people-maintain-weight-loss-after-they-come-off-jabs-trial-shows
Have you been eating boring rice your whole life? Try these seven kinds instead
The world is rice is vast. A chef shares her favorite varieties – including fragrant, nutritious and sushi-ready options – plus tips for cooking them
Kiki Aranita
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/may/12/best-types-of-rice
Jason Collins, gay NBA trailblazer, dies at 47
The former basketball player died after a battle with brain cancer.
Dawn Ennis
https://www.out.com/obituaries/jason-collins-gay-nba-obituary
Look up: Milky Way photographer of the year 2026 – in pictures
Photographers search for dark skies in the most remote landscapes to find places where the galaxy shines with extraordinary clarity. They share not only their breathtaking results but also their methods, trials and adventures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/may/13/milky-way-photographer-of-the-year-2026-gallery-pictures
