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Best Buy temporarily closing stores, moving to curbside pickup

Best Buy temporarily closing stores, moving to curbside pickup

Minnesota-based Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, is temporarily closing its stores and moving to curbside pickup service as it tries to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
by The Associated Press

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Opinion: Missing the shared jokes, small talk, midday laughs of the office

Opinion: Missing the shared jokes, small talk, midday laughs of the office

NPR’s Scott Simon muses about missing the office: “Working from home for most of the week has made me marvel at how much so many can do these days, on laptops and small screens.” But he misses so much about the workplace.
by Scott Simon

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Enjoyable at a distance, holiday lights brighten dark times

Enjoyable at a distance, holiday lights brighten dark times

As the coronavirus spreads, the light displays are providing a bit of emotional and actual brightness. And they're especially easy to enjoy from a safe social distance.
by The Associated Press

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Virus grows, as do questions: Will the Tokyo Olympics open?

Virus grows, as do questions: Will the Tokyo Olympics open?

Japanese organizers and IOC President Thomas Bach say the games will open July 24 at the $1.4 billion national stadium in Tokyo. But now there's pushback from athletes and former Olympians who are complaining: They can't train, qualifying events have been canceled and the chaos is sure to favor some over others. Giant questions remain about bringing 11,000 athletes from 200 countries together in four months.
by The Associated Press

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Economic rescue plan balloons past $1 trillion as talks resume in Washington

Economic rescue plan balloons past $1 trillion as talks resume in Washington

Negotiators from Congress and the White House resumed top-level talks Saturday on a ballooning $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package, urged by President Trump to strike a deal to steady a nation thoroughly upended by the coronavirus pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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Coronavirus spread in Minnesota forces North Shore resort owners to make tough decisions

Coronavirus spread in Minnesota forces North Shore resort owners to make tough decisions

As Minnesota takes increasingly strict measures to stave off the spread of the new coronavirus, some tourists are still driving up the North Shore of Lake Superior to ski and sight-see — prompting some full-time residents of the Arrowhead region to urge people to stay home.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota officials report first death linked to coronavirus

Minnesota officials report first death linked to coronavirus

“We've certainly all been watching the numbers rise, the numbers of cases and the numbers of deaths in other countries and other states. But this strikes closer to home and closer to heart,” Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said in an afternoon media briefing.
by MPR News Staff

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Coronavirus forces pregnant women to change birth plans

Coronavirus forces pregnant women to change birth plans

As the number of COVID-19 cases mounts in Minnesota, pregnant women and their medical teams are scrambling to adjust their plans for prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum follow-up.
by Catharine Richert

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