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U.S. traffic deaths spike even as pandemic cuts miles traveled

U.S. traffic deaths spike even as pandemic cuts miles traveled

Pandemic lockdowns and stay-at-home orders kept many drivers off U.S. roads and highways last year. But those who did venture out found open lanes that only invited reckless driving, leading to a sharp increase in traffic-crash deaths across the country.
by The Associated Press

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COVID reflections: How one rural hospital has been managing in the pandemic

COVID reflections: How one rural hospital has been managing in the pandemic

On Morning Edition, we’re checking back in with some of the people we talked to in the early days of the pandemic, to find out how things are going now. One of those people is Rick Breuer, the CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet.
by Cathy Wurzer and MPR News Staff

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March 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace accelerates; disease data steady

March 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace accelerates; disease data steady

After months of grim COVID-19 milestones, Minnesota reached a bright one Thursday: The number of Minnesotans now completely vaccinated is greater than the total count of known COVID-19 cases in the entire pandemic.
by MPR News Staff

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'Vaccine hunters': Online community helps people find COVID vaccine appointments

'Vaccine hunters': Online community helps people find COVID vaccine appointments

Members of a Facebook group called Minneapolis Vaccine Hunters help people across Minnesota find and sign up for vaccination appointments each day. Since it launched Feb. 1, the group has grown to more than 20,000 members.
by Peter Cox

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Art Hounds: Three ways artists support each other

Art Hounds: Three ways artists support each other

As we approach the one-year anniversary of performance spaces going dark under the coronavirus pandemic, Art Hounds this week recommend three different spaces — two virtual, one physical — where performers, songwriters and visual artists can come together.
by Emily Bright

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Looking back: One year of COVID-19 in Minnesota

Looking back: One year of COVID-19 in Minnesota

It’s been a year since the pandemic upended our lives. What has changed about our understanding of the virus, and how we cope with it day to day? Host Angela Davis looks back with the help of a journalist and an infectious disease doctor.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Latino small businesses stay resilient through a ‘pandemic year’

Latino small businesses stay resilient through a ‘pandemic year’

Small businesses have never had it easy and over the past year, things got a lot harder — especially for the Latino business community. Now, one year into pandemic-related restrictions, some resilient small businesses are starting to look to the future.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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