President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.
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The unemployment rate ticked down two-tenths of a point to 1.8% in June 2022 – yet another record low since the metric has been tracked in 1976, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The lowest pre-pandemic unemployment rate was 2.5% in early 1999.
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The committee first met last month but decided against declaring it a public health emergency of international concern.
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The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act in a vote of 267 to 157 on Tuesday, a bill that could codify same-sex marriage nationwide if passed in the Senate.
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Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s recent approval of resiliency investments at three Minneapolis community centers has been applauded by city officials and Xcel Energy.
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Summer heat waves have struck multiple countries across Europe, with temperatures expected to soar above 40 degrees Celsius (105 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Abortion rights activists gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul today to protest the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade by the United States Supreme Court.
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President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he has appointed NASA Administrator Bill Nelson as one of four new members of the Cancer Cabinet, part of the President’s Cancer Moonshot.
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“Minnesota public health officials reported a record number of overdose deaths in 2021, following an alarming pattern seen in many other states in recent years. According to a new report issued this week by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), most overdose deaths in 2021 were associated with fentanyl, a powerful drug that continues to become more common across the country.
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On Wednesday, July 13 at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers from the Minneapolis Police Department’s (MPD) Third Precinct responded to a report of shots fired inside an apartment building in the 900 block of 21st Avenue South. A mother with two young children called to report that someone had shot into her apartment.
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