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Now that five years have passed since the COVID lockdown, it's interesting to note which memories from quarantine have stuck with me and which ones have faded away with time.
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The pandemic started with paper hearts and 8 p.m. howls, but devolved into conspiracy theories and anger as we grew more isolated and frustrated. Columnist asks: What have we learned?
Fewer than half of public school students met grade standards in reading, math and science, according to the most recent figures
Nearly all of the 34 Minnesota cases this year were in unvaccinated children, said Dr. Abe Jacob, a pediatrician with M Health Fairview

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Older adults in the state continue to be at highest risk, officials report
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The Plymouth Brethren is a religion exerting influence over its members finances, but it also has deep and growing business interests around the world that have drawn whistleblower accusations
President has been vaccinated and boosted, but is experiencing mild symptoms, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reported Wednesday
Education department reportedly knew about red flags long before the pandemic brought a wave of fraud, including the $250 million Feeding Our Future scheme
A state audit found waste and fraud in frontline worker pay program, laid much of the blame on flawed law
Pediatric hospital beds in particularly short supply

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This week’s data show that COVID-19 activity continues to trend upward here in Minnesota, which makes this week’s announcement that the new COVID-19 boosters are available all the more welcome.
COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased in the Northeast and Southern U.S. through July and into August, and Minnesota's case rate is slowly increasing, too, though the overall numbers remain low
With the federal declaration of the end of the public health emergency earlier this month, North Shore Health announced its care center never recorded a coronavirus case.

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