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APM Marketplace special, Technology: The Pivot Point

APM Marketplace special, Technology: The Pivot Point

Marketplace Tech’s Molly Wood shares how current innovations might help us transition to our post-pandemic future and how the crisis has underscored the inequity in internet access.
by MPR News Staff

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How is the mask mandate impacting Minnesota business owners?

How is the mask mandate impacting Minnesota business owners?

Minnesota’s mask mandate went into effect more than a week ago. How are businesses doing? How are owners and managers dealing with the mask requirement and how are they handling pushback from customers?  
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Citing budget shortfall, Department of Corrections to close Togo, Willow River facilities

Citing budget shortfall, Department of Corrections to close Togo, Willow River facilities

The Minnesota Department of Corrections plans to close the state’s two smallest correctional facilities — in Togo and Willow River in northeastern Minnesota — to help address a $14 million budget shortfall, the agency announced Monday.
by Dan Kraker

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Airline food for sale. No plane ticket required

Airline food for sale. No plane ticket required

"Chicken or beef?" A leading Israeli airline food company, which is struggling with most flights grounded, is selling its meals to the public as a low-cost delivery option during the pandemic.
by Daniel Estrin

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Unsuitable for a pandemic? Add Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank to bankruptcy list

Unsuitable for a pandemic? Add Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank to bankruptcy list

The parent company Tailored Brands earlier said it would close up to 500 stores and cut 20 percent of corporate jobs. It's joined in pandemic bankruptcy by rival Brooks Brothers and a growing list of others.
by Alina Selyukh

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Michael Osterholm on where we are now with the COVID-19 pandemic

Michael Osterholm on where we are now with the COVID-19 pandemic

We check in with Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about next steps for living amid a pandemic in the U.S. and what it would take to slow the current surge of cases.
by Kerri Miller, Breann Schossow and Matt Mikus

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Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge

Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge

As a new school year begins this week in some states, many working parents are struggling to balance their jobs with their children’s school work as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause upheaval in school districts around the country.
by The Associated Press

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States are broke and many are eyeing massive cuts. Here's how yours is doing

States are broke and many are eyeing massive cuts. Here's how yours is doing

Some states face record-breaking deficits because of the coronavirus pandemic. We asked local reporters across the country to tell us what could be on the chopping block in your state.
by NPR Staff

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