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01.05.2020 / 18:35

Union: South Dakota Smithfield pork plant will reopen Monday

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A South Dakota pork processing plant will partially reopen Monday after shuttering for more than two weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak that infected hundreds of employees, a union that represents plant workers said Friday.

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Meatpackers welcome Trump order; others question virus risks

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Big meatpacking companies that have struggled to keep plants running during the coronavirus crisis said Wednesday that they welcomed President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring them to stay open, but unions, some employees and Democrats questioned whether workers could be kept safe.

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Inmate who gave birth on ventilator is first female prisoner killed by Covid-19

A prisoner who gave birth while on a ventilator has become the first female inmate to succumb to coronavirus.

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First female prisoner to die of coronavirus had given birth on ventilator weeks before

A new mum became the first female prisoner to die of coronavirus just weeks after giving birth to a baby boy.

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Trump order keeping meat packing plants open worries unions

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took executive action to order meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases and the impact on the nation's food supply.

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Coronavirus: Trump signs executive order forcing U.S. meat processors to stay open

U.S. President Donald Trump took executive action Tuesday to order meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases and the impact on the nation’s food supply.

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Trump orders meat processing plants to remain open

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took executive action Tuesday to order meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases and the impact on the nation's food supply.

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South Dakota auto races go forward without fans due to virus

JEFFERSON, S.D. – Two South Dakota speedways reversed course Thursday and said they would hold their weekend races without spectators, after Gov. Kristi Noem warned fans against attending the sold-out events because of the coronavirus.

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US states represent patchwork as they mull economic restarts

More governors are reopening their economies by the day around the country, creating a patchwork of stay-home orders and other business restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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For meat plant workers, virus makes a hard job perilous

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Kulule Amosa’s husband earns $17.70 an hour at a South Dakota pork plant doing a job so physically demanding it can only be performed in 30-minute increments. After each shift last week, he left exhausted as usual — but he didn’t want to go home.

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Former Eagles tight end Pete Retzlaff dies at 88

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Meat plant closes after 293 workers test positive; nation's meat supply could take a hit

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice after hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus -- a step the head of the company warned could hurt the nation's meat supply.

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Smithfield closes South Dakota pork plant due to coronavirus

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice after hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus — a step the head of the company warned could hurt the nation's meat supply.

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Drums, dancers livestream as virus moves powwows online

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The names pop up quickly on Whitney Rencountre's computer screen, and he greets them as he would in person.

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Smithfield temporarily shuts pork plant due to coronavirus

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in South Dakota will temporarily close for cleaning after more than 80 employees were confirmed to have the coronavirus, the company announced Thursday.

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U.S. border construction projects like Keystone XL spur rural coronavirus fears

Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico are raising fears that the coronavirus could race through temporary camps and workers could spread it to nearby rural communities that would not be able to handle an outbreak.

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Virus spreads through South Dakota family's close ties

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – After South Dakota lawmaker Bob Glanzer became one of the first people in the state to be sickened by the coronavirus from an unknown source, his hometown of Huron acted quickly to try to blunt the infection rate, but officials couldn't stop the disease from spreading among his extended family.

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Math teacher brings over whiteboard to help student through glass door

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This Math Teacher Saves the Day After Helping a Student Through Her Window

Not all heroes wear capes! As we all navigate this new reality we're living in amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, there's something extra special and sweet about people helping out others during this time. That's exactly what one math teacher did for a middle school student in South Dakota last week.

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Legislatures meet remotely, limit public as virus spreads

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Members of the Arkansas House met in a college basketball arena, spaced out among 5,600 seats, as they voted on ways to cover a budget shortfall caused by the coronavirus punch to the economy.

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Rural America watches pandemic erupt in cities as fear grows

DUFUR, Ore. – The social distancing rules repeated like a mantra in America's urban centers, where the coronavirus is spreading exponentially, might seem silly in wide-open places where neighbors live miles apart and “working from home” means another day spent branding calves or driving a tractor alone through a field.

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