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'Step in the right direction' as Minnesota nursing home residents get first vaccine doses

'Step in the right direction' as Minnesota nursing home residents get first vaccine doses

The first residents and staff at a St. Cloud nursing home and a Prairie Island Indian Community assisted living facility have received their initial doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. It’s good news for long-term care facilities, which have been hardest hit by the virus. Sixty-five percent of the state's 4,896 deaths have been among long-term care residents.
by Peter Cox

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Retiree living the RV dream, fights a nightmare $12,387 lab fee

Retiree living the RV dream, fights a nightmare $12,387 lab fee

A gynecologist in Carlsbad, N.M., tested the 60-year-old grandmother for various sexually transmitted infections without her knowledge. Her share of the lab fee was more than $3,000.
by Victoria Knight

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Trump assails COVID relief bill, suggests he may not sign

Trump assails COVID relief bill, suggests he may not sign

President Donald Trump is blasting the bipartisan $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress just passed and is suggesting that he may not sign it. Trump complained in a video that he tweeted out Tuesday night that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans. 
by The Associated Press

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U.S. negotiating for millions more vaccine doses from Pfizer

U.S. negotiating for millions more vaccine doses from Pfizer

The U.S. government is negotiating with Pfizer to acquire tens of millions of additional vaccine doses in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies.
by The Associated Press

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Justice Department sues Walmart, alleging it illegally dispensed opioids

Justice Department sues Walmart, alleging it illegally dispensed opioids

Damages could total in the billions. "Walmart had the responsibility and the means to help prevent the diversion of prescription opioids. Instead, for years, it did the opposite," the government said.
by Laurel Wamsley

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