Monthly Archives: August 2022
WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere
GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the...
US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots...
Cape Verdean singer Lucibela to perform at the Cedar on Sept. 16
Lucibela will bring a night of Morna and Coladeria music to the stage when she performs at The Cedar Cultural Center September 16th. This...
Kenyan cyclist dies in crash during gravel race in Vermont
WEST WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — Kenyan cyclist Sule Kangangi died in a crash Saturday while competing in a gravel race in Vermont.
Kangangi was riding...
US suspends Chinese airline flights in COVID-19 dispute
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the United States to China in a dispute over anti-virus...
Sen. Klobuchar, Rep Omar, join community to celebrate expansion of People’s Center clinic for...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Rep. Ilhan Omar were in Minneapolis Tuesday to celebrate the expansion of a clinic that for over 50 years has...
Biden’s student loan plan: What we know and don’t know
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. That amount increases to $20,000...
Reimagined LGBTQ+ Pride festival lifts voices of people of color
The Minnesota People of Color LGBTQ+ Pride, (MN POC Pride) held its inaugural Pride Festival last weekend in Minneapolis. The festival was the culmination...
Distinguished Ethiopian American doctor joins executive leadership at UCare
An award-winning Ethiopian American neurologist has been named the executive vice president and chief medical officer of one of the Midwest’s leading independent health...
Tinariwen bringing tour to Minneapolis in September
The struggle only refines them. Tinariwen, a premier Tuareg band hailing from the Sahara, takes the stage at The Cedar Cultural Center September 10th....
Brooklyn Center holds 4th annual Community Health Fair
Brooklyn Center held it’s 4th annual Community Health Fair on Aug. 13, at the city’s Centennial Park. The event brought together community members for...