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Macalester president on reopening the campus: 'We’re going to follow the science'
Students will begin arriving at Macalester College in St. Paul next week. Ahead of the reopening, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with the college’s president, Suzanne Rivera, about navigating the pandemic.
Target sales surge as Americans lean on big box stores
Target reported recorded-setting sales growth online and at established stores over the past three months, more evidence that big box retailers have become essential points of supply during the pandemic.
Aug. 19 update on COVID-19 in MN: As deaths rise, a plea to 'do the right thing'
“We’re very concerned about the kind of messages — ‘Well, you can just keep testing and people can use their BC, before COVID, behavior,’” the state’s epidemiologist said Wednesday. “We have to work together.”
Expired jobless benefits cost economy billions, but some states reject Trump's aid
The expiration of emergency jobless benefits is draining $15 billion a week from the U.S. economy. President Donald Trump has offered to replace half that money, but states have been slow to accept.