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The new COVID boosters are coming: Here's what you need to know

The new COVID boosters are coming: Here's what you need to know

Updated versions of the mRNA vaccines roll out this week. Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when's the best time to roll up your sleeve?
by Maria Godoy, Rob Stein and Jane Greenhalgh

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Carver library board declines to remove 'Gender Queer' from shelves

Carver library board declines to remove 'Gender Queer' from shelves

A Twin Cities metro library system has decided to keep a memoir told in graphic novel form on its shelves after a request to remove it. Dozens of supporters of the book testified during a Tuesday public hearing.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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CDC advisers back broad rollout of new COVID boosters

CDC advisers back broad rollout of new COVID boosters

A panel of doctors and scientists advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend that people 6 months of age and older get new COVID boosters this fall.
by Scott Hensley and Rob Stein

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Boyfriend 'waterboarded' St. Kate's student during 4-day dorm assault, charges allege

Boyfriend 'waterboarded' St. Kate's student during 4-day dorm assault, charges allege

Ramsey County prosecutors allege in a complaint filed Monday that Keanu Avery Labatte, 19, began attacking his girlfriend of two months soon after arriving on campus to visit her Thursday evening and continued to assault her until she escaped her dorm room Sunday morning.
by Matt Sepic

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Union workers at Hormel Foods plant in Austin to vote on 'final' contract offer

The union representing about 1,700 meatpacking workers at the Hormel Foods plant in Austin, Minn., says they’ll vote this week on a contract proposal it’s calling a “final offer” from the company.
by MPR News Staff

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Looking for a refill? McDonald’s is saying goodbye to self-serve soda in the coming years

Looking for a refill? McDonald’s is saying goodbye to self-serve soda in the coming years

McDonald’s said the goal is to create consistency for customers and crew members across the chain’s offerings — from in-person dining to online delivery and drive-thru options.
by The Associated Press

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