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Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research

Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research

The Trump administration cancelled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say.
by Rob Stein

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60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats

60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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As new regents arrive, University of Minnesota faces a series of complicated challenges

As new regents arrive, University of Minnesota faces a series of complicated challenges

Gov. Tim Walz is due to name four new members to the 12-person University of Minnesota Board of Regents soon. Those new members will face a barrage of challenging issues the university system, and higher education in general, are confronting.
by Peter Cox

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Small stations hit hard: WTIP in Grand Marais lays out effects of federal funding cuts

Small stations hit hard: WTIP in Grand Marais lays out effects of federal funding cuts

Katie Belanger, WTIP’s development director, is tasked with figuring out what’s next and rallying support from the public to get the station back in the black.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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