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Apr 22

Hundreds gather for Minneapolis funeral of Daunte Wright

Hundreds of mourners wearing COVID-19 masks packed into Shiloh Temple International Ministries to remember Wright, a 20-year-old father of one who was shot by a police officer on April 11 in the small city of Brooklyn Center.

Apr 22

COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among U.S. senior citizens

The falling numbers show the country's vaccination strategy is working, easing pressure on the frayed hospital system. But experts note the country will need to make similar progress among younger people, who are making up a bigger portion of new…