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In this Monday, March 23, 2020, photo, mannequins in the window of Hubert White are seen at night with deserted streets during the coronavirus outbreak at Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)

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Walz: Social distancing helping; lawmakers to meet Thursday
March 24, 2020 10:39 p.m.

Walz: Social distancing helping; lawmakers to meet Thursday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Early indications are that Minnesotans are practicing social distancing well enough that they may be helping to slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday as he staked out a position between a president who wants to restart the economy by Easter and other governors who've already ordered their residents to shelter in place for what could be weeks.