While Democrats powered through cities and suburbs to reclaim the White House, the party slid further behind in huge rural swaths of northern battlegrounds.
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Elizabeth Santoro, a medic with the Minnesota Air National Guard 133rd Medical Group, administered a free COVID-19 test in May.
With the latest numbers, Minnesota has now seen 3,476 deaths since the pandemic hit the state in March. "This is a sad development, but it is not a surprising development," said Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm.
02:02Matt Jorgenson, best known by his nickname, Sweets, is hardly ever without a kendama draped over his shoulders like a pelt. He considers himself a "walking billboard" for his company, which is among the toy's dominant retailers worldwide.
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