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Time for a change: Daylight saving time ends early Sunday
It's time for a change for most of the United States.The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday.Until almost next spring, in sta...
Oct 31, 2020
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: 3,000+ new cases
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaThis vital news coverage is made possible by membersDonate todaySign upCOVID-19 updates in our morning new...
Oct 31, 2020
Trump blankets Pennsylvania, while Obama joins Biden in Michigan
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Newtown, Pa., on Saturday - one of four stops in the crucial swing state.Chris Szagola/APWhile President Donald Trump made a four-stop blitz in Pen...
Oct 31, 2020
The American government once offered widely affordable child care - 77 years ago
Nicole Xu for NPRRachael Shannon gets nostalgic when she thinks of the life she lived in Germany until just a couple of years ago. While she and her husband worked, their children spent their days in ...
Oct 31, 2020
Now that more Americans can work from anywhere, many are planning to move
As many as 23 million Americans are planning to relocate as telework becomes the new normal, according to a new survey.Ken Wramton | Getty ImagesAs coronavirus cases continue to spike and working from...
Oct 31, 2020
U.S. adds almost 100,000 new coronavirus cases in single day
A medical worker administers a rapid COVID-19 test in Oakland, Calif., earlier this month. Coronavirus cases are once again surging across much of the country, reaching almost 100,000 on Friday.Bloomb...
Oct 31, 2020
England faces new lockdown as UK virus cases pass 1 million
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action, a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals...
Oct 31, 2020
Anxious about the election? Your kids can tell. Here's how to talk about it
LA Johnson/NPRElection Day is nearly upon us. Then again, you probably didn't need us to tell you that. Your sweaty palms suggest you're like many Americans who, no matter which candidate th...
Oct 31, 2020
Minnesota ballot-tracking website restored after going down; database issues slow voting
A website that Minnesotans can use to track their absentee ballots went down for more than an hour Saturday morning, along with other parts of the state's online voter registration system, with just t...
Oct 31, 2020
In reversal, Walmart puts guns back on display
A U.S. flag waves over a Walmart parking lot in August in Oklahoma City. The company sells firearms in about half of its 4,700 stores in the United States.Sue Ogrocki | APWalmart is returning guns and...
Oct 30, 2020