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Minnesota officials report 40 new deaths due to COVID-19
Minnesota health officials on Sunday reported 7,219 new coronavirus cases, lifting the total number of positive tests to more than 270,000 since the start of the pandemic.
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'No beds anywhere': Hospitals strained to limit by COVID-19
Open ICU beds were down to single digits in some parts of Minnesota last week, when Gov. Tim Walz ordered a four-week shutdown of bars and other venues.
Nation
Business owners upbeat about vaccine, wary as virus spreads
Promising news about a coronavirus vaccine has small business owners feeling more upbeat despite cases of the virus surging in many parts of the U.S.
Nation
Is COVID a disease of the blood vessels?
The way COVID destroys the vascular system could explain what links wide-ranging symptoms.
Local
Trump election challenges sound alarm among voters of color
When longtime Detroit community advocate Frank McGhee watched two Republican canvassers vote against certifying election results in the majority Black city, he was furious.
Nation
Sen. Loeffler quarantining after mixed COVID-19 test results
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is quarantining after receiving mixed results from recent coronavirus tests, a day after she campaigned with Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the state's hotly contested twin Senate races.
Nation
For rookie Thanksgiving cooks, expert tips to avoid disaster
After Christopher Hughey tweeted that he's tackling his first Thanksgiving turkey this year, the advice started rolling in.
World
Study suggests video games can be good for players' mental health
A study by Oxford University researchers on how playing video games affects mental health used data from video game makers, marking what the authors say is a rare collaboration between academics and the game industry.
Nation
These researchers tested positive. But the COVID-19 wasn't the cause
Harmless hunks of genes inadvertently tricked results, a reminder of both the peril and promise of coronavirus diagnostics.
World
Spain's other COVID casualties: undetected cancer cases
Many nations warned of cancer toll by siphoning resources, but Spain said it has particular urgency.
Nation
California enacts nighttime curfew as COVID-19 cases spike
A majority of Californians are under a nighttime curfew beginning Saturday as surging coronavirus cases threaten to swamp health care systems, and the state's largest county warned that an even more drastic lockdown could be imminent.
Local
November already sets record for COVID-19 deaths in state
Minnesota on Saturday smashed the one-month record for deaths amid high case counts and pleas from health officials to curb the increase in cases so hospitals don't become overwhelmed.
Nation
COVID-19 deaths of Serbian clerics highlight virus worries
one who died weeks after presiding over the funeral of the other — are raising questions about whether some religious institutions are doing enough to slow the spread of the virus.
Local
Wisconsin passes grim milestone of 3,000 coronavirus deaths
Wisconsin has surpassed 3,000 COVID-19 deaths, adding a about third of that tally in November.
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