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'Normalcy on the horizon': Walz OKs larger gatherings, fans at Twins games

'Normalcy on the horizon': Walz OKs larger gatherings, fans at Twins games

Gov. Tim Walz’s latest pullback will let people gather in larger groups indoors and outdoors, while bars and restaurants will be able to serve at 75 percent capacity. The May fishing opener also looks like a go. “We’re beating this thing,” Walz said Friday.
by Tim Pugmire and Peter Cox

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Shuttered venue grants are coming in April, after a long wait

Shuttered venue grants are coming in April, after a long wait

The live music industry breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed a $15 billion grant program for struggling venues. But owners still face uncertainty and delays.
by Andrew Limbong

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Meaningless legislation? Not to top lawmakers

Meaningless legislation? Not to top lawmakers

From legal marijuana to an ID requirement for voters, the Minnesota House and Senate have advanced several proposals this session that appear to have no chance of becoming law. Still, leaders say there are good reasons to debate them.
by Tim Pugmire

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Cuomo aide says governor groped her in executive mansion

Cuomo aide says governor groped her in executive mansion

After Gov. Andrew Cuomo denied touching women inappropriately, "the female aide became emotional" as she and other staff watched his remarks, according to the Times Union newspaper in Albany.
by Bill Chappell

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Biden sets goal of July 4th to 'mark independence from this virus'

Biden sets goal of July 4th to 'mark independence from this virus'

President Joe Biden is aiming for the country to begin to find a degree of normalcy and begin to move on from the coronavirus pandemic by the July 4th holiday, Biden announced in his first prime-time address Thursday night from the White House on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic.
by Domenico Montanaro and Chloee Weiner

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Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty on the future of the GOP

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty on the future of the GOP

Former Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a University of Minnesota Humphrey School event about the future of the GOP.
by MPR News Staff

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Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say

Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say

Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and all residents may enjoy more indoor visits, the government said Wednesday in a step toward pre-pandemic normalcy.
by The Associated Press

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