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COVID-19 brings opera singer home to the farm

COVID-19 brings opera singer home to the farm

The pandemic is forcing many people to change how and where they work. For one Minnesota-born opera singer, the COVID-19 threat meant a return to her roots and a surprising revitalization.
by Dan Gunderson

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Tyson managers suspended after allegedly betting if workers would contract COVID

Tyson managers suspended after allegedly betting if workers would contract COVID

The move comes a day after the family of a deceased employee sued Tyson, claiming "incorrigible, willful and wanton disregard for worker safety at its pork processing facility in Waterloo, Iowa."
by Vanessa Romo

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Use it or lose it: Parents set wages aside for child care. Now it's at risk

Use it or lose it: Parents set wages aside for child care. Now it's at risk

For many families, 2020 ended up being a year with fewer child care expenses. Now parents with unspent funds in their dependent-care flexible spending accounts are trying to figure out what to do.
by Andrea Hsu

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‘I’m kind of screwed’: Restaurant workers brace themselves for more job loss

‘I’m kind of screwed’: Restaurant workers brace themselves for more job loss

With COVID-19 spiking and Gov. Tim Walz ordering more restrictions on bars and restaurants, many staffers feel like they’re about to be out of a job again. But this time, they can’t rely on a $600 a week boost that helped keep them financially afloat in the spring.
by Jon Collins

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Lawmakers look for ways to help businesses, workers

Lawmakers look for ways to help businesses, workers

With another round of COVID-19 restrictions taking effect late Friday, Minnesota lawmakers are looking for ways to help small businesses that might be forced to close and the employees who would be put out of work. Discussions are already underway about what the state can do and when it could happen.
by Tim Pugmire

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Winter sports practices, extracurriculars allowed to resume in N. Dakota

Winter sports practices, extracurriculars allowed to resume in N. Dakota

Giving in to political and public outcry, Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has reversed course and will allow winter sports practices and other extracurricular activities for youth and adults to resume at the end of November, although sports competition will remain suspended until mid-December.
by The Associated Press

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Don't travel for Thanksgiving, CDC warns

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations one week before the holiday, advising that Americans be careful amid an explosion in the spread of the coronavirus.
by Colin Dwyer

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Mayo Clinic: 905 staff diagnosed with COVID in past 2 weeks

Mayo Clinic: 905 staff diagnosed with COVID in past 2 weeks

More than 900 staff members in the Mayo Clinic Health System in the Midwest have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last two weeks as the virus continues to surge across the region, officials said.
by The Associated Press

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Health care workers feel squeezed by surge of COVID-19 cases

Health care workers feel squeezed by surge of COVID-19 cases

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 patients in Minnesota are surging. Even when beds are available, staffing them is a challenge as more health care workers get sick. Two physicians discussed the toll of the increase caseload on health care workers.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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