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COVID-19 in MN: 'Darkest part of this pandemic'
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaThis vital news coverage is made possible by membersDonate todaySign upDaily analysis on COVID-19 in MN fr...
Nov 17, 2020
Surgery is accessible, but can it be more sustainable?
Add surgeries to the list of human activities making the climate hotter and more volatile."Surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care is one of the major contributors to climate change within the ...
Nov 17, 2020
A rush on testing strains labs, drives supply shortages
In an aerial view from a drone, cars line up at Dodger Stadium for COVID-19 testing in Los Angeles.David McNew | Getty ImagesWith the pandemic out of control in the United States, the nation's pr...
Nov 17, 2020
St. Paul mayor outlines plans for emergency response changes
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter on Tuesday outlined plans for a group meant to help the city improve its emergency response.About 40 people will serve on a public safety commission that will focus on non...
Nov 17, 2020
SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
Astronauts, from left, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker and Japan's Soichi Noguchi wave to family and friends as they leave for the launch site on Sunday.John Raoux | APUpdated: 5:1...
Nov 17, 2020
MN immigrants hope for reversal of Trump policies
From his travel ban to his efforts to extinguish DACA, President Donald Trump's immigration policies have made it challenging for immigrants living in the country to regularize their status and for ot...
Nov 17, 2020
Biden wants to help pay some student loans
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks Monday in Wilmington, Del.Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesPresident-elect Joe Biden has affirmed his support for erasing some student debt...
Nov 17, 2020
MPCA advisors resign in protest of Line 3 decision
Twelve out of 17 members of a group that advises the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on environmental justice issues have resigned in protest of the agency's approval late last week of a key water ...
Nov 17, 2020
Iowa governor reverses course, issues mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at a coronavirus news conference in September. After previously dismissing the need for a mask mandate, Reynolds on Monday abruptly changed course amid an upsurge in new cases i...
Nov 17, 2020
Lin Enger's new novel delves into truth, lies and the apocalypse
"American Gospel," the new novel from Minnesota author Lin Enger, has been in the works for decades."I wrote a draft of this story about 30 years ago," he said.Though he didn't like that ear...
Nov 17, 2020