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May 1, 2020 5:46 PM

North Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors

North Korean state media says leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in 20 days amid rumors about his health.

by The Associated Press

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May 1, 2020 3:27 PM

Dispute over taxes complicates state COVID-19 response

The DFL House and Republican Senate are taking distinctly different approaches to the COVID-19 crisis in the final two weeks of the legislative session.

by Tim Pugmire

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May 1, 2020 12:34 PM

'I will never lie to you': Trump's new press secretary revives briefing

Kayleigh McEnany did something on Friday that her predecessor at the White House never once did: she briefed reporters from behind the lectern in the cramped confines of the James S. Brady briefing room.

by Roberta Rampton

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May 1, 2020 9:46 AM

Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits farms

Officials estimate that about 700,000 pigs across the nation can't be processed each week and must euthanized. Most of the hogs are being killed at farms, but up to 13,000 a day also may be euthanized at the JBS pork plant in Worthington, Minn.

by The Associated Press

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May 1, 2020 6:04 AM

Biden denies former staffer's sexual assault allegation

More than a month after being publicly accused of sexual assault by a former Senate staffer in the 1990s, former Vice President Joe Biden says the allegations "aren't true. This never happened."

by Scott Detrow and Asma Khalid

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May 1, 2020 4:01 AM

Rent is due, but millions of Americans won't be paying

Housing activists are enlisting renters who can and can't pay rent starting May 1 to sign a pledge with the goal of putting pressure on landlords and policymakers.

by Marisa Peñaloza

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April 30, 2020 9:20 PM

Trump announces panel to look at nursing home responses to coronavirus outbreak

The administration also said it will send two shipments of personal protective gear to every nursing home, each shipment containing a one-week supply, by July 4.

by Ina Jaffe

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April 30, 2020 3:55 PM

This time, Pence wears mask as he tours Indiana plant

Vice President Mike Pence has donned a face covering while touring a General Motors/Ventec ventilator production facility in Indiana. He had come under fire Tuesday for failing to wear one at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

by The Associated Press

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April 30, 2020 2:55 PM

MN Senate passes GOP tax bill that delays payments

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate, along with five Democrats, passed a $327 million tax relief measure aimed at helping businesses survive COVID-19 closures.

by Tim Pugmire

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April 30, 2020 9:40 AM

Biden announces vice presidential search committee

Former Vice President Joe Biden has kicked off the next phase of his campaign, appointing former and current Democratic officials to help him pick a running mate. Biden has said he'll choose a woman.

by Elena Moore

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