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Winners in Minnesota’s first cannabis lottery mistakenly told their licenses were denied

Winners in Minnesota’s first cannabis lottery mistakenly told their licenses were denied

On Monday morning, all 249 applicants who won licenses in the cannabis lottery were informed via email that they weren’t “selected” for a license. The state’s cannabis office later corrected the error.
by Nicole Ki

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Minnesota Department of Health cancels some layoffs after lawsuit to block federal funding cuts

Minnesota Department of Health cancels some layoffs after lawsuit to block federal funding cuts

Health officials said that only current staff members have retained their jobs. The recission of layoff notices does not apply to temporary staff or contractors who were laid off in the spring. 
by Erica Zurek

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Poor air quality: What causes it and how to protect your health

Poor air quality: What causes it and how to protect your health

Last week, smoke from Canadian wildfires led to the worst Minnesota air quality index since records began in 2000. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about what we can do to stay healthy when skies are smoky.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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RFK Jr. fact check: Were Americans actually healthier decades ago?

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently harkens back to when his uncle was president as a healthier time for Americans. But American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Salmonella outbreak linked to California egg distributor sickens 79 people

Salmonella outbreak linked to California egg distributor sickens 79 people

U.S. health officials confirmed the salmonella infections were linked to contaminated organic and cage-free brown eggs from August Egg Company. All recalled eggs should be thrown away, the CDC said.
by Clare Marie Schneider

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Using Olmsted County data, Mayo Clinic research looks at golf courses and Parkinson’s disease risk

Using Olmsted County data, Mayo Clinic research looks at golf courses and Parkinson’s disease risk

Like with farmland, pesticide runoff from golf courses can enter the air and water. A new study used local data to measure people’s proximity to golf courses and their Parkinson’s disease risk.

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249 businesses win in Minnesota’s first lottery to license cannabis businesses

249 businesses win in Minnesota’s first lottery to license cannabis businesses

Aspiring cultivators, manufacturers and retailers in Minnesota’s budding recreational cannabis industry reacted with joy and disappointment after the state held a lottery to determine their future.
by Nicole Ki

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