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Health
Canada begins allowing vaccinated U.S. citizens to visit again
U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents must be both fully vaccinated and test negative for COVID-19 within three days to get across one of the world's longest and busiest land borders. Travelers also must fill out a detailed on application on the arriveCAN app before crossing.
At the eye of the COVID-19 storm
An MPR News examination of more than 9,000 pages of documents shows who was putting pressure on DFL Gov. Tim Walz during the COVID-19 emergency and how the administration reacted. The governor’s handling of the crisis is sure to be an issue in next year’s campaign.
Why reports of menstrual changes after COVID vaccine are tough to study
Some people have reported getting a lighter or heavier period after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Cause for concern? Doctors say no. Could it be a temporary side effect? That's harder to determine.
New Native-led grant program targets philanthropy inequity
Nationwide, less than 0.3 percent of philanthropy goes to Native American groups. A Duluth-based foundation is taking aim at that inequity with a new project that's designed to support the work of Native people who are already working to help their communities.
Remembering the father of blood banking, a Black doctor who took a stand
At StoryCorps, Charlene Jarvis spoke with her son Ernest about the legacy of her father, Charles Drew, a doctor who developed a way to get life-saving blood plasma to soldiers during World War II.
The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
The U.S. was averaging about 11,000 cases a day in late June. It's now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge.
Mpls. restaurant workers awarded $230K in settlement
An agreement between the Bartmann Co. restaurant group and Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office deals with wages, unpaid overtime and damages for workers who were out money for hours they put in.
At Pine County Fair, $100 for COVID-19 shot is working
In Minnesota’s rural Pine County where vaccination rates for COVID-19 are relatively low, some are saying the $100 gift card incentive authorized by Gov. Tim Walz convinced them to finally get the shot.
Restaurants are dangling vacation and matching 401(k) but many workers aren't biting
As the U.S. economy continues to rebound from the pandemic recession, lots of people are going back to work — but not as quickly as many employers would like. Employers added 943,00 jobs in June.