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Nearly three months into the vaccine rollout, women are getting shots at much higher rates than men.
By the numbers: Nearly two-thirds of the 908,000 Minnesotans who have received at least one dose identify as women, according to the state's Vaccine Dashboard.
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Minnesota's hunger crisis has gotten worse amid the pandemic — and the need for aid isn't expected to lift anytime soon.
Why it matters: An estimated one in nine Minnesotans don't have enough to eat, up from 1 in 11 this time last year, according to Second Harvest Heartland.
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Kate Knuth, a former DFL state representative, is running for Minneapolis mayor.
The state of play: Knuth, who announced this morning, joins community organizer Sheila June Nezhad in challenging Mayor Jacob Frey in November.