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About a third of Minneapolis voters have a favorable opinion of Mayor Jacob Frey.
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As he seeks reelection to a second term during a tumultuous time, only about a third of Minneapolis voters have a favorable opinion of Mayor Jacob Frey, but at the same time many voters favor giving the mayor’s office more power over the city’s daily operations.

The numbers from a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11/FRONTLINE Minnesota poll show 35 percent of registered voters have a favorable opinion of Frey and 36 percent have an unfavorable opinion, with 29 percent offering no opinion.

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Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.

The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech already is available for anyone 12 and older. But with kids now back in school and the extra-contagious delta variant causing a huge jump in pediatric infections, many parents are anxiously awaiting vaccinations for their younger children.

For elementary school-aged kids, Pfizer tested a much lower dose — a third of the amount that’s in each shot given now. Yet after their second dose, children ages 5 to 11 developed coronavirus-fighting antibody levels just as strong as teenagers and young adults, Dr. Bill Gruber, a Pfizer senior vice president, told The Associated Press.
 
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Celebrating Armenian traditions and faith in St. Paul The St. Sahag Armenian Church community in St. Paul gathered over the weekend to celebrate their Armenian heritage and faith — and to share those traditions with their friends and neighbors.

11 wounded in seven weekend shootings in Minneapolis  Minneapolis police said at least 11 people were wounded in seven separate shootings in the city from early Saturday through early Sunday. Authorities said three of those victims were critically injured. Police announced a couple of arrests in one of the seven shootings, which took place between about 12:50 a.m. Saturday and about 3 a.m. Sunday.

Poll: Public safety amendment has edge, but most don't want police cuts With about six weeks to go until Election Day and early voting already underway, more Minneapolis voters say they support creating a new department of public safety than oppose it, with a significant number of voters still undecided. Even so, a majority of voters polled say crime is rising and they don’t want to cut the size of the city’s police force. And Black voters are less likely to support the proposed public safety department than white voters and are more concerned that cutting the police force would have a negative effect on public safety.
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