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Ivanka Trump deposed in inauguration fund lawsuit
Ivanka Trump was deposed by lawyers with the Washington D.C.'s attorney general's office.Wilfredo Lee/APIvanka Trump gave a deposition Monday as part of suit filed by the Washington D.C. gov...
Dec 02, 2020
'Time' Names Its Kid Of The Year: Water-Testing Scientist Gitanjali Rao
Gitanjali Rao, 15, is Time magazine's Kid of the Year for 2020. Rao has continued to work on solving problems through science, after gaining fame for creating a device to test lead levels in wate...
Dec 02, 2020
Questions remain in St. Paul police shooting of Black man
A St. Paul officer who shot and wounded a Black man who was being sought by police when the man emerged naked from a dumpster was trying to protect his fellow officers and himself, according to his at...
Dec 02, 2020
Obama, Bush, Clinton say they're willing to get coronavirus vaccine on camera
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton volunteered to take the coronavirus vaccine, once it's available, on camera to assuage concerns about the shot.Icon Sportswire via ...
Dec 02, 2020
Caregivers challenged by latest pandemic surge
Sign up Latest COVID-19 updates in our morning newsletterUnderstanding COVID TodayAnalysis of the latest coronavirus data in MinnesotaState officials say this is a critical time in the coronavirus out...
Dec 02, 2020
Grounded: Emotional support animals no longer guaranteed free flights
A service dog onboard a United Airlines plane at Newark Liberty International Airport in 2017. The Department of Transportation says it will require service dogs to be flown free of charge, but not em...
Dec 02, 2020
COVID-19 in MN: As vaccines near, who gets priority?
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaSign upDaily analysis on COVID-19 in MN Even as they brace for another wave of COVID-19 cases, hospitaliza...
Dec 02, 2020
UK approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
The U.K. has approved the Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.Joel Saget | AFP via Getty ImagesUpdated: 4:30 a.m. ETThe U.K. has formally appr...
Dec 02, 2020
Talk of 'preemptive' pardons by Trump raises questions: What can he do?
President Donald Trump is being urged to pardon some of those closest to him preemptively, including son Donald Trump Jr.John Bazemore | APPresident Donald Trump is being urged to use his remaining ti...
Dec 02, 2020
Social distancing plummeted in lead-up to fall surge, survey finds
The Museum of Modern Art reminds visitors to practice safe distancing, in August in N.Y.C. Efforts to fight COVID-19 "decreased dramatically" over the summer, researchers say.Cindy Ord/Getty...
Dec 02, 2020