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Gazelka suggests speedier vaccinations at Capitol
The top Republican in the Minnesota Legislature suggested Friday that some Capitol employees be considered for quicker COVID-19 vaccination as a way to facilitate more in-person meetings.In a forum ho...
Dec 03, 2020
Protecting the living while serving the dead, Hmong funerals adapt to COVID-19 times
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...
Dec 03, 2020
Job growth slows sharply as pandemic takes toll on economy
A person cleans a table in an outdoor tented dining area of a restaurant in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 19. Job growth is set to slow just as relief aid is due to expire at the end of the year.Rich Pe...
Dec 03, 2020
As some pandemic aid ends, what's next?
Americans who struggled through 2020 could face more hardship in the year ahead as pandemic related payments and protections come to an end.Expanded unemployment benefits will cease by the end of the ...
Dec 03, 2020
Mpls. businesses raise $5 million for public safety
Minneapolis businesses jumped into the fray of the debate over the city's police budget Thursday. They say they've raised $5 million to pay for innovation in community safety. The amount equ...
Dec 03, 2020
Trump seriously considering 2024 run as he continues false 2020 claims
President Donald Trump participates in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving at the White House.Patrick Semansky | APEven as President Donald Trump fluctuates betwee...
Dec 03, 2020
Climate change is sickening people and leading to premature death, scientists warn
A Portland, Ore., resident wears a respirator to protect himself from wildfire smoke as he jogs in downtown in September 2020.Robyn Beck | AFP via Getty ImagesClimate change is making people sick and ...
Dec 03, 2020
Court: High school students can receive unemployment
Reporting by KARE 11The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned a previous ruling by an unemployment law judge that declared some qualified high school students were ineligible for Pandemic Unemploy...
Dec 03, 2020
Top Democrats back off demands for larger COVID-19 bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are breaking from their demand for more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief spending to move toward a comprom...
Dec 03, 2020
How rich countries are 'hoarding' the world's vaccines, in charts
Health care workers first, along with residents and staff of nursing homes. Those people should receive the COVID-19 vaccine before anyone else, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sai...
Dec 03, 2020