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May 13, 2020 10:21 AM

Rep. Hagedorn says kidney cancer treatment going very well

Minnesota freshman Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn says his treatment for advanced kidney cancer is going “exceedingly well” and that immunotherapy is killing his cancer cells.

by The Associated Press

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May 13, 2020 9:55 AM

Policast: Gov. Walz to lay out next steps on reopening

Gov. Walz to lay out next steps on reopening; remembering Steve Anderson

by Mike Mulcahy

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May 13, 2020 8:40 AM

Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns

His attorneys had asked the Bureau of Prisons to release him to home confinement, arguing that he was at high risk for coronavirus because of his age and preexisting medical conditions.

by The Associated Press

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May 13, 2020 5:49 AM

May 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz ending stay-home order, keeping dine-out ban

Minnesota is moving to a new phase in its COVID-19 battle that will let more businesses welcome customers back inside. But while the stay-at-home order is ending, “we’re not flipping a switch and everything’s going back to normal at once,” Walz cautioned in his broadcast address.

by Brian Bakst

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May 13, 2020 4:00 AM

Pressure on Walz grows as COVID-19 orders set to expire

Amid political pressure and outright defiance, Gov. Tim Walz must decide whether he will maintain restrictions aimed at containing COVID-19 or ease off of them. He plans to speak to Minnesotans in a live address at 6 p.m.

by Brian Bakst

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May 12, 2020 7:13 PM

Despite early warnings, U.S. took months to expand swab production for COVID-19 test

Widespread testing for COVID-19 is still not happening in the U.S. Although experts have been urging the federal government since February, it took until late April to ramp up production.

by Sacha Pfeiffer, Meg Anderson and Barbara Van Woerkom

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May 12, 2020 6:06 PM

House Democrats unveil $3 trillion proposal for coronavirus relief

House Democrats plan a Friday vote on another massive relief bill that has more money for states, help for the jobless and virus-testing funds. Republicans immediately called it a partisan wish list.

by Claudia Grisales, Kelsey Snell and Susan Davis

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May 12, 2020 1:11 PM

Want your stimulus check direct deposited? Sign up by noon Wednesday

If you haven't gotten your pandemic relief payment yet, and you'd like to receive it by direct deposit, make sure the IRS has your bank account information before the May 13 deadline.

by Camila Domonoske

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May 12, 2020 10:47 AM

U.K. extends coronavirus job furlough payments through end of October

The U.K. program pays people idled by the COVID-19 pandemic up to around $3,088 a month. Some 7.5 million jobs have been furloughed.

by Bill Chappell

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May 12, 2020 10:04 AM

Policast: Partisan differences in fighting the pandemic

Partisan differences over the best way to fight the pandemic; state workers may lose a pay raise

by Mike Mulcahy

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