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'Toxic individualism': Pandemic politics driving health care workers from small towns
A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, triggering a death spiral that may be hard to stop.
COVID vaccinations ramp up in Minn. long-term care
Staff and residents in nursing homes across the state began getting their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a hopeful sign in an industry hard-hit by the virus.
House approves Trump's $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate
The House has voted to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain. 
Emergency relief fund created for MN backstage professionals
The new Theater Emergency Relief Fund aims to help individuals who work in theater or dance production or design by offering grants of $1,200.
As COVID-19 ravages U.S., shootings, killings are also up
Homicides in Detroit, New York, Philadelphia and other cities have topped 2019 numbers as violence surged while much of the U.S. struggled during the coronavirus pandemic.
Answering questions about vaccine purgatory
The vaccinations are here, but it will take months for them to be fully distributed. Here’s what you need to know about living in the in-between.
In the ICU and at George Floyd Square, one nurse fights two pandemics
Nurse Jeanette Rupert is hard to keep up with. When she's not treating COVID-19 patients in the ICU, she's dispensing medical care at George Floyd Square, just blocks from where she was born and raised. In the turbulence of 2020, Rupert says she's deepened her appreciation and commitment to her friends, family and community.
Why the world is seeing some of its most extreme pandemic lockdowns
Even as the European Union began vaccine rollouts on Sunday, nations around the globe are instituting severe lockdowns and travel restrictions. Fear of the U.K. variant is a key reason.
Dec. 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: 13 deaths; new caseloads easing
The newest numbers come in the closing week of a year with more than 410,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5,100 deaths. But as 2021 approaches, there are signs of hope.