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Victim of daytime carjacking describes sudden attack

Victim of daytime carjacking describes sudden attack

She was unloading groceries from her SUV, when a man demanded her wallet and keys at gunpoint. There have been hundreds of carjackings in Minneapolis this year.
by Nina Moini

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MPR News' Photos of the Year: 2020

MPR News' Photos of the Year: 2020

There was no shortage of photographs to be made this year. Our photographers worked through an unprecedented year to bring you the moments that made 2020 in Minnesota.
by Evan Frost and Christine T. Nguyen

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Dec. 29 update on COVID-19 in MN: 36 deaths; new daily cases fall below 1K

Dec. 29 update on COVID-19 in MN: 36 deaths; new daily cases fall below 1K

It was the first time since early October that new daily case counts fell below 1,000, but it came on low testing, making it difficult to draw any conclusions. Meanwhile, the death toll continues to climb.
by MPR News Staff

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A Brief History of Women in Bars: A Minnesota Story in Three Rounds

A Brief History of Women in Bars: A Minnesota Story in Three Rounds

The 18th Amendment marked the start of Prohibition and the 19th Amendment granted many women the right to vote. In this new documentary, Katie Thornton looks at how the state’s temperance movement set the stage for its women’s suffrage movement.
by MPR News Staff

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In the ICU and at George Floyd Square, one nurse fights two pandemics

In the ICU and at George Floyd Square, one nurse fights two pandemics

Nurse Jeanette Rupert is hard to keep up with. When she's not treating COVID-19 patients in the ICU, she's dispensing medical care at George Floyd Square, just blocks from where she was born and raised. In the turbulence of 2020, Rupert says she's deepened her appreciation and commitment to her friends, family and community.
by Catharine Richert and Evan Frost

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Dec. 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: 13 deaths; new caseloads easing

Dec. 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: 13 deaths; new caseloads easing

The newest numbers come in the closing week of a year with more than 410,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5,100 deaths. But as 2021 approaches, there are signs of hope.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota program will help some residents losing federal unemployment benefits

Minnesota program will help some residents losing federal unemployment benefits

Some Minnesotans who are out of work will continue to receive extended unemployment benefits, even after President Donald Trump's refusal to sign a COVID relief bill that extends federal benefits for people who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
by MPR News Staff

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Dec. 27 update on COVID in MN: Test positivity rate over past week drops below 5 percent

Dec. 27 update on COVID in MN: Test positivity rate over past week drops below 5 percent

Sunday’s update from state health officials included two days’ worth of data — but the numbers weren’t much different than recent single-day reports. The average test positivity rate in Minnesota over the past week has dropped below 5 percent.
by MPR News Staff

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Dec. 26 update on COVID-19 in MN: New cases, positivity rate decrease slowly as deadly month continues

Dec. 26 update on COVID-19 in MN: New cases, positivity rate decrease slowly as deadly month continues

The average number of new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions each day has been trending downward in Minnesota this month. The rolling seven-day average number of COVID deaths is slowly ebbing, too, but remains startlingly high: Nearly 55 a day.
by MPR News Staff

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Hennepin Co. public defenders try technology to keep clients from missing court dates

Hennepin Co. public defenders try technology to keep clients from missing court dates

People who depend on public defenders in Hennepin County now have a different way to receive hearing reminders and to be able to communicate directly with their attorneys through a new partnership with a San Francisco-based company.
by Jon Collins

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