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Surgical care is not great for the environment. Can it be more sustainable?

With surgical care on the rise globally, researchers worry the energy-consuming procedures will have a negative impact on the climate. But they say there are ways to make them more energy efficient.
by Joanne Lu

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Gazelka: Senate GOP could've handled COVID-19 differently

Gazelka: Senate GOP could've handled COVID-19 differently

Sen. Paul Gazelka is among Republican senators who have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days. The Senate majority leader says his caucus could've handled positive COVID-19 cases among Republican senators differently. 
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens

States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens

Between now and June 2022, state and local governments could be facing a shortfall or $400 billion or more by some estimates. But help is not expected anytime soon from a divided and lame-duck Congress.
by The Associated Press

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Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry

Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry

Now sold on Amazon: insulin and inhalers. The company said Tuesday that it has opened an online pharmacy, giving shoppers the chance to buy their medication on their phones and computers.
by The Associated Press

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Minn. officials have adjusted their guidance around Thanksgiving. Here’s what you need to know

Minn. officials have adjusted their guidance around Thanksgiving. Here’s what you need to know

State health officials joined Gov. Tim Walz Monday to plead with Minnesotans to stay home — especially on Thanksgiving. It was an about-face from health officials’ guidance the previous week, in which they urged scaling back and including only a limited number of households.
by MPR News Staff

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Nov. 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: New curbs coming for youth sports, gyms, night life

Nov. 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: New curbs coming for youth sports, gyms, night life

The moves, expected to be announced Wednesday, come amid a drumbeat of rising COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths. Overall “it’s going to be a difficult four weeks,” Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff

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Iowa governor reverses course, issues mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise

Iowa governor reverses course, issues mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise

With hospitals in the state filling up with patients, Gov. Kim Reynolds, who once dismissed restrictions as "feel-good" measures, said Monday: "If Iowans don't buy into this, we'll lose."
by Scott Neuman

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