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April 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: 50 dead; Walz faces GOP pushback over stay-home order

April 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: 50 dead; Walz faces GOP pushback over stay-home order

Gov. Tim Walz urged Minnesotans to stay vigilant to help control the disease’s spread, and he responded to fresh criticism from a key GOP leader that extending the stay-at-home order through May 4 wasn’t warranted.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota's governor says staying home works and needs to continue

Minnesota's governor says staying home works and needs to continue

Even as he extended the stay-at-home order, Gov. Walz made some adjustments to the activities that can resume. The revised directive allows craft stores to distribute supplies for homemade face masks. Business owners will have some flexibility to manage inventory. Landscapers can work again.
by Matt Sepic

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Norm Ornstein on the congressional and presidential response to the pandemic

Congressional scholar Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute speaks about the government and leadership response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic and mental and physical health crisis it has caused.
by MPR News Staff

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How safe is it to eat takeout?

How safe is it to eat takeout?

With fear of infection on our minds these days, it's easy to get panicky about everyday choices. Infectious disease and food safety experts weigh in on ordering dinner to go.
by Fran Kritz

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Smithfield temporarily shuts pork plant due to coronavirus

Smithfield temporarily shuts pork plant due to coronavirus

Smithfield Foods says its pork processing plant in South Dakota will temporarily close for cleaning after over 80 employees were confirmed to have the coronavirus. The company plans to suspend operations in a large section of the Sioux Falls plant on Saturday, then completely close on Sunday and Monday.
by The Associated Press

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MN lawmakers reach deal on insulin affordability

MN lawmakers reach deal on insulin affordability

Minnesota House and Senate negotiators finalized an agreement Wednesday for supplying insulin to people who cannot afford it.
by Tim Pugmire

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CDC hospital data point to racial disparity in COVID-19 cases

CDC hospital data point to racial disparity in COVID-19 cases

In a study of the early coronavirus epidemic in the U.S., a third of people who were hospitalized were African American. Top risk factors were high blood pressure and obesity.
by Allison Aubrey and Joe Neel

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Wisconsin worried about spike in virus cases due to election

Wisconsin worried about spike in virus cases due to election

Wisconsin’s forging ahead with an election in the middle of a pandemic has public health officials, and those who showed up at the polls, worried about whether it will result in a spike in cases of the coronavirus. The state reported Wednesday it has had 99 deaths and 2,756 confirmed cases.
by The Associated Press

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In a pandemic, college students major in uncertainty

In a pandemic, college students major in uncertainty

Will college seniors get graduation ceremonies? How will graduating high school seniors choose where they want to enroll without campus visits? Host Angela Davis is joined by three guests to talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has turned higher education on its head.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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