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Listen: 2 national experts on the economic and health crisis in America

The Economic Club of Minnesota hosted a webinar called "Our Economy and Health in Crisis” with Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank and University of Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm.

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Minnesota Legislature lurches toward likely special session

Minnesota Legislature lurches toward likely special session

With a special session all but assured, the Minnesota Legislature adjourned its session early Monday with few of the year’s big issues resolved.
by Brian Bakst

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U.S., European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine

U.S., European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine

On a weekend when many pandemic-weary people around the world emerged from weeks of lockdown, leaders in the U.S. and Europe weighed the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a vaccine could take years to develop.
by The Associated Press

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Girl Scout camps in Minnesota canceled for the summer

Girl Scout camps in Minnesota canceled for the summer

“Making the decision to cancel camp was honestly one of the hardest things I’ve done in the 26 years I’ve worked at Girl Scouts, because girls in the out-of-doors is core to what we believe in,” said Leigh Ann Davis, CEO for the Lakes and Pines council.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota House defeats attempt to allow in-person graduation ceremonies

Minnesota House defeats attempt to allow in-person graduation ceremonies

The proposal to grant clearance to Minnesota schools to hold in-person graduation ceremonies was a response to state guidelines that discouraged those ceremonies during the coronavirus pandemic.
by Brian Bakst

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Bike sales gear up as the homebound try socially distant exercise

Bike sales gear up as the homebound try socially distant exercise

Retailers and manufacturers are talking about a "mini bike boom." People stuck at home are trying out bikes for exercise and recreation, a bike industry coalition group representative says.
by James Doubek

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'We're like a lifeline': Postal workers fight fear to work during pandemic

'We're like a lifeline': Postal workers fight fear to work during pandemic

Mail carriers Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain say there’s a lot of fear while working amid the pandemic. But they take the responsibility of delivering essentials to residents seriously. “We're like a lifeline," Boddie said. "Getting these people their medicines, their supplies.”
by Jey Born and Emma Bowman

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Home but not safe, some LGBTQ young people face rejection from families in lockdown

Home but not safe, some LGBTQ young people face rejection from families in lockdown

"A lot of young people when they make it to college are able, for the first time, really, to live their truth," says psychologist Megan Mooney. Now, many young people must stay in a home setting that forces them to hide their identity again.
by Patti Neighmond

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Yellowstone National Park set to reopen — but with caveats

Yellowstone National Park set to reopen — but with caveats

There is growing economic pressure to reopen national parks and ease travel restrictions even as many states are still seeing a rise in coronavirus cases.
by Kirk Siegler

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