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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

Churches in California and Minnesota, backed by a conservative legal group, filed lawsuits this week against the governors of their states challenging restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak that they contend are violations of religious liberty.
by The Associated Press

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Aug. 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: Keep it off campus; mind your sanitizer

Aug. 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: Keep it off campus; mind your sanitizer

The state’s infectious disease director is urging college students to “lay low” before returning to their schools and warning against attending big parties, road trips and other gatherings that could ultimately bring the disease to campus.
by MPR News Staff

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Poll: Biden expands lead, a third of country says it won't get vaccinated

Poll: Biden expands lead, a third of country says it won't get vaccinated

The Democratic nominee for president now leads President Trump by 11 points. And more people are worried about the coronavirus, but 35 percent still say they won't get vaccinated when one's available.
by Domenico Montanaro

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Photos: Fans fill Target Field with their likenesses — and a little levity — during pandemic

Photos: Fans fill Target Field with their likenesses — and a little levity — during pandemic

Twins staff are installing fan-submitted cutouts to help this pandemic baseball season feel a little less lonely, if not a bit more bizarre.
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Christine T. Nguyen

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U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high

U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high

The Labor Department said that applications fell to 963,000, the second straight drop, from 1.2 million the previous week. The decline suggests that layoffs are slowing, though last week's figure is still above the pre-pandemic record of just under 700,000. 
by The Associated Press

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Art Hounds celebrates new work by artists of all ages

Art Hounds celebrates new work by artists of all ages

Theater and visual works focus on the pandemic, artists of color and Black Lives Matter, from a stream by the Illusion Theater to a St. Paul artist’s portfolio available on Facebook. And the student-led StoryArk Festival takes place Sunday.
by Emily Bright

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COVID-19 and college: Professors say they worry about students and their families

COVID-19 and college: Professors say they worry about students and their families

Universities and colleges have different plans for returning to teaching this fall, and there are specific needs for many classroom settings. As faculty and instructors prepare to teach, they worry about their students and their families.
by Peter Cox

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Florida sheriff orders deputies and staff not to wear face masks

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says that "effective immediately, any individual walking in to any one of our lobbies ... wearing a mask will be asked to remove it."
by Scott Neuman

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