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Where the $8.3 billion in U.S. coronavirus funding will and won't go

Where the $8.3 billion in U.S. coronavirus funding will and won't go

President Trump and Congress on Friday authorized an $8.3 billion package of emergency funding to help and treat and slow the spread of COVID-19. What’s included in that funding package, and what may be missing?
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Collin Peterson to seek reelection in Minnesota’s 7th District

Collin Peterson to seek reelection in Minnesota’s 7th District

Peterson was first elected to Congress in 1990, and has represented western Minnesota’s 7th District ever since. The 15-term Democrat is the senior member of the state’s congressional delegation, and a consistent outlier in an increasingly polarized U.S. Congress.
by Dan Gunderson

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Politics Friday: Biden, Sanders campaigns reflect on Super Tuesday results

Politics Friday: Biden, Sanders campaigns reflect on Super Tuesday results

The Democratic primary is now down to two – white men in their late 70s. On this edition of Politics Friday with host Mike Mulcahy, we cap off a newsy week as more Democratic presidential candidates drop out of the race leaving Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden.
by Mike Mulcahy and Karen Zamora

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Coronavirus: U.S. death toll now at 14; new cases in Maryland, Colorado, Pennsylvania

Coronavirus: U.S. death toll now at 14; new cases in Maryland, Colorado, Pennsylvania

The CDC says that six U.S. states — Alabama, Maine, Ohio, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Wyoming — currently have no labs with the verified ability to run COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
by Bill Chappell

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Karen Pence: Minnesota will 'make a real difference' in 2020 race

Karen Pence: Minnesota will 'make a real difference' in 2020 race

Second lady Karen Pence stressed Minnesota’s importance for President Trump’s reelection campaign. She was the main speaker at a campaign rally after Vice President Mike Pence was diverted to Washington state to monitor coronavirus developments.
by Brian Bakst

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Klobuchar calls for independent review of Myon Burrell case

Klobuchar calls for independent review of Myon Burrell case

In a letter to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said, “As you are aware, significant concerns about the evidence and police investigation have been raised by a press investigation, by members of the Hennepin County community, and by Myon’s family.”
by The Associated Press

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