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Minnesota Now and Then: A union-member‘s granddaughter recounts the 1934 trucker‘s strike
90 years ago, one of Minnesota’s first unions was formed for truckers. Their first strike resulted in injury and death to some union members. But it also was a turning point for the labor movement.
Apple just made your app obsolete? You've been 'Sherlocked'
The controversial practice dates back to the 1990s when Apple introduced a service called Watson that critics say ripped off another company’s tool. Since then, small apps have said it has become a pattern.
New 'Washington Post' chiefs can’t shake their past in London
The new CEO of The Washington Post and his hand-picked news chief come from a tradition of rough-and-tumble British journalism that plays loose with ethics, compared to U.S. media.