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April 3, 2020 2:01 PM

In reversal, University of Minnesota will refund more student housing costs

University of Minnesota regents on Friday voted to provide larger housing refunds to students on all system campuses after the coronavirus pandemic forced the campuses to close.

by Cody Nelson

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April 3, 2020 1:38 PM

FDA supports effort to develop COVID treatment from plasma of recovered patients

The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will take charge of a program that includes the Mayo Clinic and the American Red Cross with funds from the federal government.

by Joe Palca

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April 3, 2020 12:20 PM

Zencasts: Mindfulness during a pandemic with Dr. Mary Freitag

Follow along as Dr. Mary Freitag leads mindfulness meditation exercises to help reduce stress, accompanied by scenes and sounds of birds from Wolsfeld Woods Science and Natural Area.

by Evan Frost

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April 3, 2020 11:17 AM

Change to death certificates could boost COVID-19 counts

In a change, more respiratory-related deaths will be presumed to be linked to coronavirus even without a positive test.

by Brian Bakst

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April 3, 2020 10:07 AM

Slammed by Trump, 3M says N95 mask exports from U.S. should continue

The president and others have criticized 3M, with some officials alleging profiteering during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the company says cutting exports would be a mistake.

by Bill Chappell

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April 3, 2020 9:00 AM

Pandemic takes out Rock the Garden, cuts Guthrie’s season short

COVID-19’s disruptions continue their show-stopping ways.

by Eric Ringham

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April 3, 2020 8:02 AM

Why modeling COVID-19 is such a challenge

One of the most difficult aspects of daily life right now is the degree to which the future is unknown. Researchers are scrambling to model various outcomes for this pandemic, but the truth is it's an incredibly difficult task.

by Cathy Wurzer

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April 3, 2020 7:40 AM

U.S. sheds 701,000 jobs, ending a record-long hiring streak

Last month's actual job loss was likely even larger because the government surveyed employers before the heaviest layoffs hit in the past two week. Nearly 10 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks of March, far exceeding the figure for any corresponding period on record.

by The Associated Press

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April 3, 2020 7:14 AM

Ships with coronavirus patients dock in Florida

The Zaandam and a sister ship sent to help it, the Rotterdam, were allowed to unload passengers at Port Everglades after working out a detailed agreement with officials who feared it would divert needed resources from a region that has seen a spike in virus cases.

by The Associated Press

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April 3, 2020 6:00 AM

‘We’ll continue to publish’: Local news takes hit in midst of coronavirus coverage

Newspapers, which have become critical ways for the public to access information during the coronavirus pandemic, are getting squeezed in the shrinking economy.

by Dan Kraker

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