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The warmth yesterday seems to be an one-hit wonder. Temps will plummet this afternoon into double digits below zero later in the evening. Highs range from 5 to 10 north, to 20 to 25 south with sunny skies. Find the latest on Updraft.
Vaccine mandate kicks in for health workers in Minnesota
Health care workers in about half the states including Minnesota face a Thursday deadline to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under a Biden administration mandate that will be rolled out across the rest of the country in the coming weeks.

While the requirement is welcomed by some, others fear it will worsen already serious staff shortages if employees quit rather than comply.

The mandate affects a wide swath of the health care industry, covering doctors, nurses, technicians, aides and even volunteers at hospitals, nursing homes, home-health agencies and other providers that participate in the federal Medicare or Medicaid programs.

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Imagine being a Latino, moving to Minnesota from Florida or California. Well, there's more than the cold that would hit you here. The subzero temperatures; Minnesota Nice; the isolation. These are some of the real-life issues tackled by the actors in the “Latins on Ice” production taking place Saturday and Sunday. And as the name implies, the show takes place on frozen Lake Nokomis.

What's the future of the vaccine mandate for Mpls. bars and restaurant? A judge will soon rule.  A Hennepin County judge did not say when she’ll have a decision on the restaurant owners’ request to halt the mandate, but she promised to rule as soon as she can.
 

If you miss some vibrant colors in the winter time, we've got things you should check out.
Art Hounds recommend fighting cabin fever by taking in the colorful visual arts exhibit “Vivid Survival” in Red Wing. Or, tour the varied and moving multimedia show “Like Me, Like You" in Duluth. There’s also the 1915 film “Filibus,” complete with live, original piano accompaniment.
Jiwon Choi, MPR News
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