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Biden: Child credit money is available via tax returns

Biden: Child credit money is available via tax returns

The Biden administration wants families with children to know that there is roughly $193 billion waiting for them — all they need to do is file their taxes to claim it.
by The Associated Press

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How evictions can have lasting impacts on health, housing and poverty

How evictions can have lasting impacts on health, housing and poverty

Evictions have increased in Minnesota since the moratorium began to phase out in 2021. That can have yearslong repercussions on people’s mental and physical health, educational outcomes and more. Host Angela Davis talks with two researchers about the lasting impacts of evictions.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Paying bills or buying masks: Simple living with COVID is hitting some Americans hard

Paying bills or buying masks: Simple living with COVID is hitting some Americans hard

As the human toll of the coronavirus continues to mount, so does the cost that comes from living during a pandemic. For some, it means choosing between paying bills or buying masks just to stay safe.
by Mallory Yu and Amy Isackson

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Governors in 4 states plan for end to school mask mandates

Governors in 4 states plan for end to school mask mandates

The decisions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon were announced Monday as state and local governments grapple with which COVID-19 restrictions to jettison and which ones to keep in place. 
by The Associated Press

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Why remdesivir, a highly effective treatment, is a last resort for providers

Why remdesivir, a highly effective treatment, is a last resort for providers

The antiviral infusion was just revived as an early treatment for COVID patients. But the drug is relatively expensive and hard to administer, relegating it what some are calling "stopgap" status.
by Pien Huang

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Superintendent sought student mental health help months before shooting at Richfield school

Superintendent sought student mental health help months before shooting at Richfield school

District 287, a regional system serving some of the Twin Cities most vulnerable students, took its concerns about behavior to state lawmakers and education officials months before Tuesday’s shooting, warning that students were “not OK” and that its district was “on red alert.”
by Elizabeth Shockman

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