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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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As COVID surges, Minnesota dials it back. Here’s what you need to know

As COVID surges, Minnesota dials it back. Here’s what you need to know

As Minnesota’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Gov. Tim Walz has laid out new restrictions for the next four weeks, including a prohibition on social gatherings with people outside the same household. Here’s what else you need to know about the new rules.
by Sara Porter and Dan Kraker

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Remembering the life of Joan Drury, beloved North Shore writer, publisher and women's advocate

Remembering the life of Joan Drury, beloved North Shore writer, publisher and women's advocate

Minnesota has lost a great advocate for women and women writers. Drury died earlier this month at the age of 75. Her daughter Kelly Kager joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer to remember Drury’s remarkable life.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Walz hits the brakes on Minnesota social life as COVID-19 rages

Walz hits the brakes on Minnesota social life as COVID-19 rages

“We’re at a dangerous point in this pandemic,” Gov. Tim Walz told Minnesotans in his address announcing the new four-week restrictions, which include no in-person social gatherings with people outside your household and restricting bar and restaurant service to takeout and delivery.
by Brian Bakst and MPR News Staff

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A space to grieve: New Ulm moms connect for monument to infertility and loss

A space to grieve: New Ulm moms connect for monument to infertility and loss

A group of women who had experienced similar loss joined together to build a dedicated space in the New Ulm Cemetery where people navigating infertility, miscarriages, infant loss and stillbirths can go to grieve and reflect. 
by Hannah Yang

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Minn. officials have adjusted their guidance around Thanksgiving. Here’s what you need to know

Minn. officials have adjusted their guidance around Thanksgiving. Here’s what you need to know

State health officials joined Gov. Tim Walz Monday to plead with Minnesotans to stay home — especially on Thanksgiving. It was an about-face from health officials’ guidance the previous week, in which they urged scaling back and including only a limited number of households.
by MPR News Staff

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Nov. 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: New curbs coming for youth sports, gyms, night life

Nov. 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: New curbs coming for youth sports, gyms, night life

The moves, expected to be announced Wednesday, come amid a drumbeat of rising COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths. Overall “it’s going to be a difficult four weeks,” Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota immigration advocates hope for quick reversal of Trump policies

Minnesota immigration advocates hope for quick reversal of Trump policies

Immigration advocates say their clients are cautiously optimistic about their future, hoping a Biden administration will quickly roll back regulations that limited the number of refugees into the country, curtailed work visas and hampered family reunification over the past four years.
by Riham Feshir

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New COVID-19 antibody treatment makes its way to Minnesota

New COVID-19 antibody treatment makes its way to Minnesota

Last week, the FDA gave an emergency use authorization to a drug designed to prevent people with mild or moderate cases of COVID-19 from getting sicker. In Minnesota, Mayo Clinic is among the health care systems preparing to administer it to patients.
by Cathy Wurzer, Julia Franz and Tim Nelson

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'There aren’t enough of us to fill that need': As hospitals fill, staffing becomes biggest challenge

'There aren’t enough of us to fill that need': As hospitals fill, staffing becomes biggest challenge

As COVID-19 patients flood their hallways, hospitals are shifting and shuffling employees and space to accommodate a growing number of patients. It’s a strategy that carries risks for patients and employees.
by Catharine Richert

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