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Duluth to consider requiring masks indoors

Duluth to consider requiring masks indoors

Duluth considers joining Minneapolis and St. Paul in requiring people to wear masks in public places. Several other cities are considering similar measures, even as Gov. Tim Walz weighs a statewide mask mandate.
by Dan Kraker

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Using meditation and mindfulness to help us through this moment

Using meditation and mindfulness to help us through this moment

Are you feeling anxious or stressed? Maybe meditation can help. Two experts joined MPR News host Angela Davis to discuss what mindfulness meditation can do for our minds and bodies, especially during the unknowns of this pandemic.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in U.S.

Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in U.S.

Public health experts say there is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in coronavirus infections.
by The Associated Press

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Walz lauds new insulin affordability law, blasts Big Pharma for suing

Walz lauds new insulin affordability law, blasts Big Pharma for suing

The pharmaceutical industry is now “more hated than COVID-19,” Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday as he ripped corporate drug giants for trying to stop a new Minnesota law requiring them to deliver insulin at little or no cost in emergency cases.
by Brian Bakst

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Green, yellow, orange or red? This new tool shows COVID-19 risk in your county

Green, yellow, orange or red? This new tool shows COVID-19 risk in your county

As cases of coronavirus surge in many states, a new color-coding tool backed by a coalition of top scientists provides an apples-to-apples way of comparing outbreak severity, down to the county level.
by Allison Aubrey and Carmel Wroth

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July 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: Inflammatory condition affecting kids surfaces

July 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: Inflammatory condition affecting kids surfaces

The latest: A worrisome inflammatory syndrome believed to be related to COVID-19 has been found in 13 Minnesota children; Gov. Walz is seriously weighing a statewide mask order; COVID-19 immunity may only last a few months to two years, the state’s epidemiologist says.
by MPR News Staff

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‘Where can I feel safe?’: The need for more Black therapists in Minnesota

‘Where can I feel safe?’: The need for more Black therapists in Minnesota

Historically, many in the African American community have been hesitant to seek mental health care — because of stigma, discrimination from some providers, and a lack of culturally competent care. But as more people are seeking mental health care to help them cope with grief and trauma after Floyd’s killing, they’re looking for therapists they can trust.
by Alisa Roth

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Admiral William McRaven, AI expert Kai-Fu Lee, journalist Maria Ressa

Aspen Ideas Festival: Admiral William McRaven, AI expert Kai-Fu Lee, journalist Maria Ressa

Day 2 of the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: retired Admiral and former Chancellor of the University of Texas William McRaven about ethical leadership; Kai-Fu Lee about the role of artificial intelligence in the COVID-19 crisis; and Filipino journalist Maria Ressa about freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
by MPR News Staff

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