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MDH data: Nursing homes account for half of COVID-19 deaths in Minn.

MDH data: Nursing homes account for half of COVID-19 deaths in Minn.

Overall, long-term care deaths account for about 80 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota — those numbers include nursing homes, assisted living facilities, memory care units and group homes.
by Peter Cox

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U of M regents approve budget, plan to help offset pandemic losses

U of M regents approve budget, plan to help offset pandemic losses

The budget outline includes freezes on tuition, systemwide hiring and merit pay raises for all employees. Separately, regents approved an initiative for temporary employee pay cuts and furloughs to help make up for $35 million in room and board refunds after students were sent home for the spring semester.
by The Associated Press

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Transgender health protections reversed by Trump administration

Transgender health protections reversed by Trump administration

Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Special session begins with debate over COVID-19 emergency, police powers

Special session begins with debate over COVID-19 emergency, police powers

The special session of the Legislature got underway Friday with a debate over extending the emergency authority of Gov. Tim Walz to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. Republicans also released a much shorter list of policing changes than the one Walz backed Thursday.
by Tim Pugmire

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World Bank: Recession is the deepest in decades

World Bank: Recession is the deepest in decades

The World Bank issues a report this week detailing the extent of the recession, the first caused solely by a pandemic. Its findings are sobering — but do offer a glimmer of hope.
by Joanne Lu

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Trump RNC acceptance speech moves to Jacksonville after coronavirus dispute

Trump RNC acceptance speech moves to Jacksonville after coronavirus dispute

The event was originally planned to be held in Charlotte, N.C., but will now move to Florida after pushback from the North Carolina governor regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
by Alana Wise

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Lake of the Woods: The Minnesota county COVID-19 has (so far) forgotten

Lake of the Woods: The Minnesota county COVID-19 has (so far) forgotten

COVID-19 has spread across nearly the entire state of Minnesota. But Lake of the Woods County, in the state’s far north, is the only county in the state where there are no confirmed cases.
by John Enger

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