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June 1, 2021 4:00 AM

Friendship, health, community: Twin Cities Latino cyclists on a roll

Latino Social Biking is a Twin Cities group helping Latino people connect, get healthy and get past the isolation and sedentary influences of the pandemic. MPR News recently tagged along for a ride.

by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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May 31, 2021 4:33 PM

The 'time has come' for a global pandemic treaty, WHO's Tedros says

Pathogens can blossom from an outbreak into a pandemic because they "exploit our interconnectedness and expose our inequities and divisions," the World Health Organization's leader says.

by Bill Chappell

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May 31, 2021 12:51 PM

Biden's budget proposal reverses a decades-long ban on abortion funding

Biden's budget follows through on a campaign promise to overturn the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding ban on federal funding for most abortions. It's not clear the change will be approved by Congress.

by Sarah McCammon

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May 31, 2021 7:00 AM

May 31 update on COVID-19 in MN: Case counts and vaccination pace falling

Minnesota’s average daily COVID-19 case counts have been plummeting in recent days — and so has the state’s COVID-19 vaccination pace.

by MPR News Staff

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May 30, 2021 7:40 PM

A path to peace: How a former Navy corpsman honors his fallen friends on Memorial Day

In Afghanistan, Ralph "AK" Angkiangco was a medic with a Marine platoon that suffered terrible casualties. For years, the holiday was a time to drink and forget, not remember. This year is different.

by Dustin Jones

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May 30, 2021 3:51 PM

Indianapolis 500 welcomes 135,000 fans in global benchmark

The Indianapolis 500 hosted 135,000 fans on Sunday, the most at any sports event in the world since the pandemic began. The number represents 40 percent of the speedway’s capacity and was agreed upon by health officials.

by The Associated Press

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May 30, 2021 1:50 PM

After 50 years, U.S. opens the door to more cannabis crops for scientists

Until recently, plants from only one U.S. facility were approved for use in research. Adding new suppliers will accelerate understanding of cannabis' health effects and possible therapeutic uses.

by Will Stone

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May 30, 2021 9:16 AM

After its superspreader rehearsal, a community choir struggles to sing together again

A Skagit Valley Chorale rehearsal early last year in Washington state became a deadly COVID-19 superspreader event. Now, the group is figuring out how to come back together and re-forge the bonds of a community choir.

by Clare McGrane

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May 29, 2021 5:14 PM

Vietnam finds new coronavirus variant, hybrid of India and U.K. strains

Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday.

by The Associated Press

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May 29, 2021 3:00 PM

Amid growing anti-Asian racism, a call for more research into its health effects

Many Asian Americans live daily with the corrosive effects of racism and racialized violence, yet there's very little research funded on Asian American health.

by Angus Chen

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