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Hennepin County commissioners set to vote on 49 percent pay raise

Hennepin County commissioners set to vote on 49 percent pay raise

The elected commissioners currently earn $122,225 a year. The measure up for a final vote at Tuesday’s board meeting would increase their salaries to $182,141 starting next year.
by Chandra Colvin

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Minnesota joins states pushing Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation

Minnesota joins states pushing Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation

 Secretaries of state from five U.S. states urged billionaire Elon Musk on Monday to fix social media platform X's AI chatbot, saying it had spread misinformation related to the Nov. 5 election.
by Reuters

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Minneapolis worker-owned bike shop to close after 22 years

Minneapolis worker-owned bike shop to close after 22 years

A pillar of Minneapolis’s cycling community is shutting down after 22 years in business. The Hub Bike Co-op announced Friday that it’s closing both of its locations, on Minnehaha Avenue and in Dinkytown, on Sept. 30.
by Matt Sepic

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Tech luminaries and VCs go all-in on Kamala Harris campaign, 5 things to know

Tech luminaries and VCs go all-in on Kamala Harris campaign, 5 things to know

Harris started her political career in the Bay Area. And since launching her campaign, donations from Silicon Valley have poured in. But that doesn’t necessarily mean she’ll go easy on Big Tech.
by Dara Kerr

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Why a weaker jobs market is sparking recession fears

Why a weaker jobs market is sparking recession fears

U.S. employers added just 114,000 jobs in July as the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent. The weaker-than-expected report is adding to fears of an economic slowdown.
by Scott Horsley

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Minneapolis park workers approve new contract

Minneapolis park workers approve new contract

Minneapolis park workers have approved a new contract with the Park and Recreation Board after a three-week strike. The union says workers secured pay increases and other protections.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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From Paris to Rochester: Israeli swimming Olympian Murez will start her residency at Mayo Clinic

From Paris to Rochester: Israeli swimming Olympian Murez will start her residency at Mayo Clinic

Selected to carry the Israeli flag to help open the Paris Games, Andi Murez wrapped up her third Olympics and will head almost straight for Minnesota to begin her next major project: She's starting her residency program in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic.
by The Associated Press

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