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The Latest: Cambodia shuts schools after rare outbreak
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Students deciding whether to come back after Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving break marks the end of in-person classes for students at the University of Minnesota.
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Winter brings new challenges to area homeless shelters
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The word trended on Merriam-Webster.com as early January and again in February when the first U.S. deaths and cruise ship outbreaks occurred.
