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Study: Tipped service workers are more vulnerable amid pandemic harassment spike

Study: Tipped service workers are more vulnerable amid pandemic harassment spike

More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to the One Fair Wage study.
by Debbie Elliott and Emma Bowman

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Minnesotan designed a smartwatch app to help stop his dad's PTSD-related nightmares

Minnesotan designed a smartwatch app to help stop his dad's PTSD-related nightmares

Patrick Skluzacek suffered from PTSD-related nightmares, which were ruining his life. His son, Tyler, created a smartwatch application to disrupt them. The app recently won FDA approval.
by Martha Ann Overland

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Dec. 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Death toll nears 4,000

Dec. 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Death toll nears 4,000

Minnesota health officials reported another 64 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, bringing the overall pandemic death toll in the state close to 4,000. The state also recorded another 5,588 COVID cases, pushing the total number past 350,000.
by MPR News Staff

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U.K. gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world

U.K. gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world

Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to be in place for the start of the immunization program on Tuesday, which will be the U.K.’s biggest ever and which is being closely watched all around the world.
by The Associated Press

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Will the U.S. ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

Will the U.S. ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden's administration will put in place something Donald Trump's has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy. Such a strategy, they say, could systematically check more people for infections and spot surges before they take off.
by The Associated Press

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St. Cloud sidewalk chalk artist spreads joy with masked paintings

St. Cloud sidewalk chalk artist spreads joy with masked paintings

An artist in St. Cloud is spreading a little cheer during the COVID-19 pandemic through sidewalk chalk murals of classic paintings — with their famous subjects wearing masks.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Sanford Health suspends merger talks with Intermountain

More than a week after Sanford Health parted ways with its longtime CEO, the health system announced that it has indefinitely suspended merger talks with Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare.
by The Associated Press

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Dec. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Officials report 75 more deaths

Dec. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Officials report 75 more deaths

Minnesota health officials reported another 75 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday. That brings the number of deaths reported in the first five days of December to 327, atop more than 1,100 deaths recorded in November
by MPR News Staff

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