Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China sanctions leaders of US groups over Hong Kong actions
China says it is sanctioning leaders of US government-affiliated bodies that promote democracy around the world in response to what it calls practices that “blatantly meddle in Hong Kong affairs...
Nov 30, 2020
More Americans pay rent on credit waiting for relief
Housing activists gather in Swampscott, Mass., in October to call on the state's governor to support more robust protections against evictions and foreclosures during the pandemic.Michael Dwyer/A...
Nov 30, 2020
As hospitals fill, medical reinforcements hard to find
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, right, tours a temporary hospital site in April with his wife Maria Lee. The overflow hospital, intended to help with the surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations, won't be abl...
Nov 30, 2020
Virtual charter schools are booming, despite a checkered reputation
A mother works from home while her son attends school remotely in an arranged photograph taken in Miami in September.Jayme Gershen | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesParent Mandii Brower vividly remembers wh...
Nov 30, 2020
Members of oil cartel to meet as coronavirus rattles demand
They're expected to extend production cuts well into the new year.
Nov 30, 2020
Pivot to distance learning takes over most of MN
With COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations at or near record highs, roughly 60 percent of Minnesota K-12 students are currently in distance learning - more than double the rate from early Octobe...
Nov 30, 2020
Podcast takes aim at 'toxic masculinity' in Hmong culture
This story comes to you from Sahan Journal, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to providing authentic news reporting about Minnesota's new immigrants and refugees. MPR News is a partner with Sahan Jo...
Nov 30, 2020
Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline
Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, giving the company the green light to begin construction on...
Nov 30, 2020
Arizona certifies Biden's victory over Trump
Arizona officials have certified Joe Biden's narrow victory over President Donald Trump in the state.Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey stood up for the integrity...
Nov 30, 2020
Tokyo Games won't confirm added costs reported at $3 billion
Organizers of the delayed Tokyo Olympics are declining to confirm the reports.
Nov 30, 2020