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Additional Minnesota bar defies COVID-19 restrictions

Minnesota public safety officials have issued another liquor license suspension notice as more businesses are defying Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order barring indoor service at restaurants and bars to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
by The Associated Press

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New York Times retracts hit podcast series 'Caliphate' on ISIS executioner

New York Times retracts hit podcast series 'Caliphate' on ISIS executioner

After an internal review, The New York Times now says it built the 2018 podcast Caliphate on a story it cannot vouch for. It says star reporter Rukmini Callimachi will no longer cover terrorism.
by David Folkenflik

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Winter travel raises more fears of viral spread

Winter travel raises more fears of viral spread

Tens of millions of people are expected to travel to family gatherings or winter vacations over Christmas. That's despite pleas by public health experts who fear the result could be another surge in coronavirus cases.
by The Associated Press

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Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid

Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid

The hoped-for agreement would provide more than $300 billion in aid to businesses, a $300-per-week bonus federal jobless benefit, and $600 direct payments to individuals.
by The Associated Press

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Ask a Bookseller: Let’s talk about money

Ask a Bookseller: Let’s talk about money

Chuck Neal of Chapters Bookstore in Miami, Okla., recommended a nonfiction title on a ubiquitous topic this week: “Money: the True Story of a Made-up Thing,” by Jacob Goldstein of NPR’s Planet Money.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota bars' licenses suspended for defying restrictions

Minnesota bars' licenses suspended for defying restrictions

Attorney General Keith Ellison is seeking to enforce a closure order and penalize businesses that flouted restrictions from Gov. Tim Walz. They also face the loss of their liquor licenses.
by Brian Bakst

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Analysis: Are restaurants and bars feeding Minnesota's COVID-19 spread?

Analysis: Are restaurants and bars feeding Minnesota's COVID-19 spread?

Bar and restaurant owners say their COVID-19 numbers don’t justify Gov. Tim Walz’s ban on indoor dining. MPR News data reporter David Montgomery took a deep dive into the limited, available data. Here’s what he found.
by David H. Montgomery

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Bars and restaurants fume at continued indoor dining ban; some pledge to defy order

Bars and restaurants fume at continued indoor dining ban; some pledge to defy order

Many restaurateurs and bar owners are worried their businesses won’t be able to survive at least another three weeks of restrictions on indoor service. Meanwhile, about 100 hospitality businesses have pledged to defy the governor’s order to remain closed.
by Mark Zdechlik

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