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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: The deadliest week
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Nov 14, 2020
Minnesota GOP senators had COVID, but GOP caucus didn’t tell DFLers
Controversy over how Minnesota Senate Republicans notified others of a COVID-19 outbreak in their caucus spilled into a second day Saturday, with top elected officials trading accusations of poor hand...
Nov 14, 2020
Here's the deal, folks: A POTUS impression is harder than it looks
When it comes to pulling together a convincing, funny Joe Biden impression, there are a lot of pitfalls for comics. The president-elect sometimes hesitates when he speaks, but he's overcome a stu...
Nov 14, 2020
U.S. adds more than 184,000 coronavirus cases in one day
A traveler wears face masks at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. While increased restrictions are being discussed across the nation, many people are not heeding mask-wearing rules.Damian Do...
Nov 14, 2020
Trump supporters descend on Washington for events contesting Biden's victory
One week after protesters celebrating President Trump's defeat filled the streets of Washington, demonstrators who deny his loss took their place.Carol Guzy for NPRSupporters of President Donald ...
Nov 14, 2020
As Trump pushes election falsehoods, his cybersecurity agency pushes back
Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee in May 2019.Tasos Katopodis | Getty ImagesEfforts to protect U.S. elec...
Nov 13, 2020
Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of the few remaining barriers to women in the department and th...
Nov 13, 2020
Senate Republicans back push for President-elect Biden to get intelligence briefings
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., center, is among the Republican lawmakers supporting a push for President-elect Joe Biden to receive new intelligence briefings as part of his transition to the White Hou...
Nov 13, 2020
Crews battle fire at historic Archer House in Northfield
By KARE 11 staffFirefighters remained at the scene of a fire that damaged Northfield's historic Archer House River Inn. The fire started around 4 p.m. Thursday.Firefighters say the fire started i...
Nov 13, 2020
Vaccine could unlock trillions in spending, leading to 'Biden boom'
A woman sits in a theater in Irvine, Calif., waiting for a movie to start, on Sept. 8. A COVID-19 vaccine could unleash pent-up spending from households that have mostly avoided activities like going ...
Nov 13, 2020