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Pandemic-canceled film festival recreates itself as virtual event

Pandemic-canceled film festival recreates itself as virtual event

“MSPIFF39 Redefined” offers movies, live filmmaker appearances and even dance parties as a way to preserve the community built around the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.
by Euan Kerr

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May 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: 663 dead; 'need for vigilance' remains

May 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: 663 dead; 'need for vigilance' remains

A day after Gov. Tim Walz unveiled plans to end his stay-at-home order, state health officials on Thursday implored Minnesotans to self-regulate their behavior as they start to gather again in small groups and head back to stores.
by MPR News Staff

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MPR cuts jobs due to funding crunch amid pandemic

MPR cuts jobs due to funding crunch amid pandemic

Fourteen employees of Minnesota Public Radio’s parent company, American Public Media Group, are voluntarily leaving the company, as it contends with the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
by Dan Kraker

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How do we decide? Ethics of the COVID-19 pandemic

How do we decide? Ethics of the COVID-19 pandemic

The ethical dilemmas presented by the pandemic are exploding. How do doctors, government leaders and the public make high-stakes decisions when we don’t have all the information?
by Kerri Miller, Kelly Gordon and Breann Schossow

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May 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz ending stay-home order, keeping dine-out ban

May 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz ending stay-home order, keeping dine-out ban

Minnesota is moving to a new phase in its COVID-19 battle that will let more businesses welcome customers back inside. But while the stay-at-home order is ending, “we’re not flipping a switch and everything’s going back to normal at once,” Walz cautioned in his broadcast address.
by Brian Bakst

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Minneapolis school board signs off on district restructure

Minneapolis school board signs off on district restructure

Officials voted 6-3 Tuesday on a plan to redraw attendance boundary lines for Minneapolis public schools. The vote comes after weeks of discussion and hours of passionate public testimony about the controversial proposal that moves around 14 percent of students to new schools.
by Riham Feshir

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Volunteers deliver thousands of masks to Hennepin Healthcare

Volunteers deliver thousands of masks to Hennepin Healthcare

The masks are being distributed to emergency room patients and nonmedical staff at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
by Brandt Williams

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