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COVID-19 in MN: New, active cases rising but no big surge seen

COVID-19 in MN: New, active cases rising but no big surge seen

Minnesota continues to see COVID-19 cases edging higher, but the summer swing shows no signs yet of racing out of control. The state has no plans or power to return to a statewide masking order, the health commissioner said Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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'We've had enough': Law enforcement frustrated by continued speeding

'We've had enough': Law enforcement frustrated by continued speeding

Public safety officials say they are fed up with speeding drivers in Minnesota. They say speed is the largest contributing factor to more than 90 fatal crashes, which are up more than 40 percent from last year.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Mayo Platform’s Halamka on new WHO ethics guidelines for AI in medicine

Mayo Platform’s Halamka on new WHO ethics guidelines for AI in medicine

The guidelines say humans — not machines — should remain the decision-makers, the technology must do no harm and doctors must be transparent to help patients understand how it's being used.
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Rachel Yang

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Federal eviction protections are ending — Minnesota's are not

Federal eviction protections are ending — Minnesota's are not

The federal moratorium on evictions during the pandemic expires July 31, but Minnesota state lawmakers designed an “off-ramp” that gives renters here more time.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Why you should protect yourself from the smoky air

Why you should protect yourself from the smoky air

Much of the state will be blanketed by smoky, unhealthy air well into next week. Health experts say the polluted air can be harmful even to healthy people. The fine particles in wildfire smoke are smaller than a human hair and can penetrate into the sensitive tissue deep in our lungs.
by Dan Kraker

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COVID-19 in MN: CDC recommends indoor masking for many Minnesota counties

COVID-19 in MN: CDC recommends indoor masking for many Minnesota counties

With the rise of the delta variant, the CDC recommends even vaccinated people wear a mask indoors in areas where community transmission is substantial or high. In Minnesota that includes more than 30 counties — including nearly all of the Twin Cities metro area.
by MPR News Staff

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Schools struggle to meet demand for summer programs

Schools struggle to meet demand for summer programs

After more than a year of pandemic learning, Minnesota schools are using summer sessions to give students the chance to do the sort of in-person learning some have missed since March 2020. But even with expanded offerings, many summer sessions haven't been able to meet a rise in demand from students and families. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Tears and cheers: Lee family reacts to Suni making gold

Tears and cheers: Lee family reacts to Suni making gold

More than 200 people, including the Olympic champion’s family, packed into an event center in Oakdale, Minn., to watch Sunisa Lee compete and win gold Thursday morning.
by Peter Cox

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Atonement and reparations for Native American boarding schools

Atonement and reparations for Native American boarding schools

Should churches make reparations for the traumatic legacy of Native American boarding schools? Tom Crann speaks to the Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs about how they can respond.
by Tom Crann

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