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Climate change is making natural disasters worse — along with our mental health
"We are burned out and our resilience is really down," Lise Van Susteren, a psychiatrist, author and environmental activist, told NPR. "It's making us raw to all of these new challenges that we face. They're coming too fast, too furious, and too many."
 Biden’s vaccine mandates: What you need to know
President Joe Biden announced sweeping vaccine mandates this week that will affect more than 1.4 million workers in Minnesota. How the mandates will be enforced, however, is still being sorted out.
COVID-19 in MN: Baby steps out of the latest wave?
COVID-19 continues to hit Minnesota with a stiff, late-summer punch. The most recent Health Department report, though, offers another dose of mildly hopeful data suggesting the pandemic’s current surge may be ebbing.
Minn. judge skeptical about push for school mask mandate
A first-of-its-kind case seeking to force the governor to impose a school mask mandate landed in a Minnesota court. The presiding judge made clear the request made him uneasy.