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Restaurants are dangling vacation and matching 401(k) but many workers aren't biting

Restaurants are dangling vacation and matching 401(k) but many workers aren't biting

As the U.S. economy continues to rebound from the pandemic recession, lots of people are going back to work — but not as quickly as many employers would like. Employers added 943,00 jobs in June.
by Scott Horsley

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Art exhibit is a COVID retreat with layers of meaning

Art exhibit is a COVID retreat with layers of meaning

When artist Candice Lin looked for ways to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, she began building. The resulting structure — part tent, part retreat and part history lesson — is now on display at the Walker Art Center. 
by Euan Kerr

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Here's where masks and vaccines are required in Minnesota

Here's where masks and vaccines are required in Minnesota

The highly contagious delta variant is spreading fast across the country, leading to a flurry of reinstated mask rules and mandatory vaccination announcements. Here’s where you’ll need to mask up in Minnesota, and which colleges and employers are requiring vaccines.
by Grace Birnstengel and Nancy Yang

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Cousins returns to Vikings quarterback room after quarantine

Cousins returns to Vikings quarterback room after quarantine

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was activated from the COVID-19 reserve list on Thursday, having completed the NFL's required five-day quarantine for unvaccinated players deemed a high-risk close contact with an infected person.
by The Associated Press

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Sturgis bike rally revs back bigger, despite virus variant

Sturgis bike rally revs back bigger, despite virus variant

Crowds of bikers are rumbling their way toward western South Dakota, raising fears that COVID-19 infections will be unleashed among the 700,000 people expected to show up at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The rally starts Friday.
by The Associated Press

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Why WHO is calling for a moratorium on COVID vaccine boosters

Why WHO is calling for a moratorium on COVID vaccine boosters

The director general is asking for a halt for at least two months. His hope is to use all available doses to vaccinate 10 percent of the population in every country by the end of September.
by Jason Beaubien

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