2025.01.04

[lsanderson]

Minnesota DNR offering 200 paid internships for summer
Interns will have the opportunity to work in fisheries, forestry, park operations, watercraft inspections and other areas.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/minnesota-department-natural-resources-offering-200-paid-internships-for-summer/89-089451d3-a1b0-4576-8d0a-450a212da4ff

HEALTH
Minneapolis steps up effort to replace aging lead pipes in high-priority neighborhoods
Thanks to an infusion of state and federal funding, the city plans to replace 1,000 lead service lines in 2025 at no cost to homeowners.
https://sahanjournal.com/health/minneapolis-free-lead-pipe-replacement-2025/

Covid surges across US after holidays amid low booster uptake
Test positivity, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing as expert warns: ‘It’s still dangerous’
Melody Schreiber
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/03/covid-surges-us-low-booster-uptake

Polar vortex expected to bring snow, ice and brutal cold to most of US
Millions from Kansas to Florida will be hit by wintry blast with potential for ‘disaster’ next week, meteorologists say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/03/polar-vortex-cold-temperatures-weather

Marlon Brando fury at ‘feeling like a freak’ among revelations in new book of Hollywood secrets
Brando, Ava Gardner, Anita Ekberg and other A-listers are featured in a memoir about the glamour of the 1950s film industry
Dalya Alberge
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/04/marlon-brandon-fury-at-feeling-like-a-freak-among-revelations-in-new-book-of-hollywood-secrets

Golden Globes 2025: who will win and who should win the film awards?
Without clear frontrunners, this weekend’s awards ceremony could offer a string of surprises. Will it be Wicked or Emilia Pérez? The Brutalist or Conclave?
Benjamin Lee
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/04/golden-globes-predictions