Sept. 2, 2020

September weather bliss goes on. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a chance of showers. Lows will be in the upper 40s to upper 50s. Thursday will be partly sunny in the morning and then clear, with highs in the 60s northeast to the mid-70s southwest.

50 COVID-19 cases among Minnesotans who went to Sturgis rally reported. State health officials also reported that a Minnesotan who’d gone to the rally had died of COVID-19 — the first such known death in the country tied to Sturgis. The person was in their 60s with underlying health problems, said Kris Ehresmann, the state’s infectious disease director.

While all those 50 cases are of individuals who attended the rally, health investigators are now seeing secondary spread in Minnesota.

'Gathering places and pandemics don't mix': Surly Brewing to close its beer hall. Calling it a "gut-wreching decision," Surly Brewing Co. announced Wednesday that it will close its beer hall in November. The closure comes just days after workers at the brew hall voted to unionize. In a post on its Facebook page, the union said the move is illegal and clear retaliation for workers forming a union. Company owners say the plans to close the beer hall were put in place weeks ago.

HealthPartner will carry out Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine trials. HealthPartners say it will be enrolling at least 1,500 people in the clinical trial. Participants must be at least 18 years old, in good health, and not have had COVID-19 already. Researchers are particularly interested in people who have a high risk of contracting COVID-19, such as health care workers, first responders, and food service, grocery store and meat-packing workers.

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For many of Med City’s essential workers, at-home learning begins in limbo

As the city's public schools reopen under a hybrid model Wednesday, more than 360 school-age children in Rochester, Minn., are still on the district's waiting list for essential-worker child care, creating an impossible situation for the city's many parents who can't work from home.

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Pioneering transplant surgeon John Najarian dies at 92

From the late 1960s through the early 1990s, Najarian ran one of the largest organ transplant programs in the world at the University of Minnesota. For much of that time he enjoyed rock-star status. But a scandal tarnished his reputation in the early '90s.

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U.S. won't join WHO-led coronavirus vaccine effort, White House says

A Trump administration spokesperson says Washington will continue to engage the rest of the world in vaccine development but won't be "constrained" by the "corrupt" World Health Organization.

Health officials worry: Nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine

Biden raises over $360 million in August, shattering record

Former Vice President Joe Biden raised $364 million for his election effort in August, a record-shattering sum that will give the Democrat ample resources to compete in the final two months of the campaign.

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How MN politicians with African roots shape politics

Fifty years ago, lawmakers in Washington opened the doors to immigrants from Africa. Today, dozens of new Americans — from Liberia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia and more — are running for office in Minnesota. And they’re winning.

Growing a hot pepper empire in spice-averse Minnesota

A Minneapolis man has amassed a YouTube following for sharing the secrets to growing his beloved hot peppers, often to some catchy beats.

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