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Over 1M kids tested positive for COVID-19 in the U.S.
A child wears a protective mask while playing in April in Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Stephanie Keith | Getty ImagesChildren now make up at least 1 in 11 of all reported U.S...
Nov 16, 2020
Liftoff! Astronauts head to International Space Station on SpaceX rocket
A SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Stat...
Nov 16, 2020
Staffing logistics central concern, as hospitals fill
Sign up Latest COVID-19 updates in our morning newsletterFull coverageCOVID-19 in MinnesotaAs the coronavirus pandemic continues its deadly rampage through Minnesota, hospitals around the state are da...
Nov 16, 2020
2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests
For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coro...
Nov 16, 2020
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: More than 16,000 new cases over the weekend
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 16, 2020
White House orders thousands of U.S. troops return home
A U.S. soldier stands at a spot struck by Iranian missiles in January at Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq's Anbar province. The attack was in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian...
Nov 16, 2020
Obama calls Trump's refusal to concede another 'breach of basic democratic norms'
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally for Joe Biden in Flint, Mich., on Oct. 31. In an interview with NPR, Obama said Donald Trump was "denying reality" by refusing to concede the ...
Nov 16, 2020
Police funding at center of Mpls budget hearing
The hearing was scheduled to take public testimony via telephone on the entirety of Mayor Jacob Frey's proposed 2021 budget, but for nearly five hours callers focused almost exclusively on the $179 mi...
Nov 16, 2020
ChangeMakers: LeAnn Littlewolf, economic development rooted in culture
Throughout November, MPR News is featuring Indigenous Minnesotans making history to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.LeAnn Littlewolf, 47, is the economic development director at the American ...
Nov 16, 2020
FBI report: Bias-motivated killings at record high
Hate crimes rose to their highest numbers in a decade, with a record-breaking 51 fatal attacks, according to the FBI's annual hate crimes report for 2019, released Monday.ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Get...
Nov 16, 2020