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Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar to private equity firms after a decade of trying to find a fit

Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar to private equity firms after a decade of trying to find a fit

Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to a pair of private equity firms in a deal worth approximately $1 billion after unsuccessfully trying to incorporate it into its business for a decade.
by The Associated Press

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Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat

Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat

A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk’s government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.
by David Folkenflik

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As clock runs down on Alliance Bank Center, tenants begin to move out

As clock runs down on Alliance Bank Center, tenants begin to move out

Business owners at Alliance Bank Center will have to move to a new location or close their shops when the power shuts off at the end of the month.
by Alex Haddon

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Stearns County dairy herd tests positive for avian flu

Stearns County dairy herd tests positive for avian flu

The H5N1 virus appeared in raw milk samples collected from a Stearns County herd. Health officials say there's no concern for public safety, because milk sold in stores is pasteurized to kill bacteria and viruses.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Xcel Energy wants to store more spent fuel at Prairie Island nuclear plant. Public hearings are this week

Xcel Energy wants to store more spent fuel at Prairie Island nuclear plant. Public hearings are this week

Xcel wants to continue operating the plant into the 2050s. It’s requesting to store an additional 34 casks of spent fuel at the site. But spent fuel storage has a history of controversy at the plant near Red Wing, which is just 700 yards from the Prairie Island Indian Community.
by MPR News Staff

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