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The U.S. isn’t meeting COVID-19 testing targets. What would it take to change that?

The U.S. isn’t meeting COVID-19 testing targets. What would it take to change that?

Six months into the pandemic, the United States still hasn’t met COVID-19 testing goals. Two doctors describe why testing is essential and what needs to happen in order to increase testing rates across the nation. 
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Summer camps offer 'escape' from pandemic this fall

Summer camps offer 'escape' from pandemic this fall

Some camps that managed to successfully keep the virus at bay this summer are now offering a refuge from the virus — to those who can afford it — where students can live and attend classes remotely.
by Jason Beaubien

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Sept. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Bad actors'; state steps up bar, eatery checks

Sept. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Bad actors'; state steps up bar, eatery checks

Compliance, not punishment is the goal as the state works to stem recent outbreaks, officials said Wednesday as they discussed recent weekend bar and restaurant sweeps. They made it clear that establishments shirking the rules open their communities to greater problems.
by MPR News Staff

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Poll: Financial pain from pandemic 'much, much worse' than expected

Poll: Financial pain from pandemic 'much, much worse' than expected

In the largest U.S. cities, at least half of all households have seen a serious financial loss such as lost job, wages or savings. Many problems are concentrated in Black and Latino households.
by Joe Neel

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St. Paul set to close encampment above I-35E, relocate around 80 people

St. Paul set to close encampment above I-35E, relocate around 80 people

The city of St. Paul plans to clear its largest tent encampment Thursday, as it continues to try to find places for people to stay as the weather worsens.
by Nina Moini

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Andrew Yang on 'A Nation in Crisis: Polarization, Pandemic and Prejudice'

Andrew Yang on 'A Nation in Crisis: Polarization, Pandemic and Prejudice'

Andrew Yang speaks at the St. Olaf College Institute for Freedom and Community in a session titled, “A Nation in Crisis: Polarization, Pandemic, and Prejudice.”

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Minnesota Orchestra will mount fall season without live audiences

Minnesota Orchestra will mount fall season without live audiences

Even playing to an empty hall, the music will be of the high quality the audience expects, says Minnesota Orchestra music director Osmo Vanska.
by Euan Kerr

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Pandemic, 'Floyd effect' hamper Minneapolis crime prevention efforts

Pandemic, 'Floyd effect' hamper Minneapolis crime prevention efforts

During one of the most violent summers in more than a decade, the city’s public health initiatives to prevent retaliatory violence have been constrained by efforts to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 and public reaction to the police killing of George Floyd.
by Brandt Williams

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