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Stories from July 14, 2020

Trump signs bill, order rebuking China and slams Biden

Trump signs bill, order rebuking China and slams Biden

President Donald Trump has signed a bill and executive order that he says will hold China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong. Trump used a speech Tuesday in the Rose Garden to argue that Democratic rival Joe Biden's entire career had been a “gift to the Chinese Communist Party.” 
by The Associated Press

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$100 million in COVID-19 housing aid

Aiming to prevent a further spike in homelessness resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that the state will offer up to $100 million in housing assistance to help homeowners and renters. Funding for the program will come from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act.  This is an MPR News evening update for Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Hosted by Tim Nelson and Britta Greene. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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Minneapolis cops required to report de-escalation efforts

Minneapolis cops required to report de-escalation efforts

The Minneapolis Police Department is changing its policy on reporting use-of-force incidents to require that officers document their attempts to de-escalate a situation. 
by The Associated Press

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized again

Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized again

According to a press release from the court's press officer, the justice is "resting comfortably and will stay in the hospital for a few days to receive intravenous antibiotic treatment."
by Nina Totenberg

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Can anyone fix what ails the United States?

Can anyone fix what ails the United States?

Eighty percent of respondents in a recent NBC and Wall Street Journal poll think the country is out of control. We explore what that means, whose job it is to fix it, and what history and modern politics show us about addressing change.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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A teacher who contracted COVID-19 cautions against in-person schooling

A teacher who contracted COVID-19 cautions against in-person schooling

Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience.
by James Doubek

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Attorneys ask Floyd judge to hold AG Ellison in contempt

Attorneys ask Floyd judge to hold AG Ellison in contempt

The attorneys for Tou Thao and Thomas Lane took issue Tuesday with a news release from Attorney General Keith Ellison on Monday announcing that four “seasoned attorneys” would be helping his office prosecute the case for free.
by The Associated Press

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Walz announces $100 million in COVID-19 housing aid

Walz announces $100 million in COVID-19 housing aid

The $100 million is the state’s single biggest designation of federal COVID-19 relief funds, along with $26 million previously designated for emergency homeless aid. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Gun safety group plans to spend $1M to flip MN Senate

Gun safety group plans to spend $1M to flip MN Senate

A major gun control group with ties to Michael Bloomberg plans to spend at least $1 million to try to flip the Minnesota Senate to Democratic control and keep the Minnesota House in the hands of lawmakers who back its positions. 
by The Associated Press

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Biden outlines $2 trillion climate plan

Biden outlines $2 trillion climate plan

The former vice president's initiative calls to chart the United States on "an irreversible path" to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
by Alana Wise

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Minnesota House poised to declare racism a public health crisis

Minnesota House poised to declare racism a public health crisis

Lawmakers in the Minnesota House are poised to vote on a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. It also commits the House to take steps to dismantle racism.
by Tim Pugmire

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Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students

Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students

Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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Colin Jost of 'SNL' knows you're laughing at his 'Very Punchable Face'

Colin Jost of 'SNL' knows you're laughing at his 'Very Punchable Face'

SNL "Weekend Update" co-anchor Colin Jost acknowledges that his clean-cut image sometimes rubs people the wrong way. "When I get hurt or hit on camera," he says, "the audience really loves it."
by Terry Gross

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Duluth joins growing list of Minnesota cities to require masks

Duluth joins growing list of Minnesota cities to require masks

The Duluth City Council unanimously approved an emergency ordinance Monday night requiring face coverings in many indoor spaces. In the absence of a statewide requirement, many of the state’s largest cities have passed similar measures. 
by Dan Kraker

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In Duluth, confronting racism with a 'Hello'

In Duluth, confronting racism with a 'Hello'

As one of the few Black employees at the St. Louis County courthouse in Duluth, John Staine felt he was being singled out — and he was sick of it. So, he took an unconventional approach to confronting the bias.
by Dan Kraker

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Duluth, Minnetonka city councils approve mask mandate

Both city councils passed the measure on Monday night. Several other Minnesota cities already require masks be worn in public indoor spaces. MPR New morning update for July 14, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

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What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19? The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, so they won't spread it to others.
by The Associated Press

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Showers, thunderstorms and turning much cooler

Showers, thunderstorms and turning much cooler

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are on tap for much of Minnesota for Tuesday. Heavy rain is possible. Temperatures will do a slow fall as the rain arrives. Wednesday looks delightful.
by Bill Endersen

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3M developing paper-based coronavirus test that could give results in minutes

3M developing paper-based coronavirus test that could give results in minutes

Maplewood-based 3M says it is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a point-of-care test for the COVID-19 that could make diagnosing infections nearly as simple as a home pregnancy test.
by Tim Nelson

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'Inheritors' maps a complicated family tree through the centuries

'Inheritors' maps a complicated family tree through the centuries

Asako Serizawa's new novel is a tangle of interlocking stories about several generations of a Japanese family, beginning in 1868 and going all the way through to an imagined future in the 2030s.
by Marcela Davison Avilés

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Small businesses worldwide fight for survival amid pandemic

Small businesses worldwide fight for survival amid pandemic

As economies around the world reopen, legions of small businesses that help to define and sustain neighborhoods are struggling. Whether they can survive will have reverberations not just for the economy but for the communities where they serve as gathering places and provide key services.
by The Associated Press

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July 14 COVID-19 update: 403 new cases; hospitalizations slow

July 14 COVID-19 update: 403 new cases; hospitalizations slow

The newest numbers come on the same day the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut ordered visitors from Minnesota and Wisconsin to quarantine for 14 days on arrival.
by MPR News Staff

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The customer is always right. Except when they won't wear a mask

The customer is always right. Except when they won't wear a mask

In the age of COVID-19, most people follow social-distancing and mask-wearing guidelines when they enter retail stores and restaurants. But then there are the nightmare customers who won't comply.
by Jim Zarroli

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Minnesota AG's office settles with Frontier Communications

Minnesota AG's office settles with Frontier Communications

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office has settled an investigation into possible deceptive practices in Frontier Communications' billing and sale of internet services. Frontier agreed to fully disclose its prices for internet service to new customers before they take service.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesotans cheer Washington team's name change

Minnesotans cheer Washington team's name change

Native American activists and their allies in Minnesota have played a critical role in the pressure campaign to change the name of Washington’s NFL franchise. On Monday, they were able to claim victory.
by Nina Moini

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Judge frees Mary Trump from gag order on new family tell-all

Judge frees Mary Trump from gag order on new family tell-all

The president's niece is now free to speak publicly on her book, due to be released Tuesday, about the Trump family and how it shaped Trump's worldview.
by Alana Wise

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