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Twin Cities Half Price Books workers ratify first contract

Twin Cities Half Price Books workers ratify first contract

Workers at four Twin Cities Half Price Books locations ratified their first contract last week after unionizing two years ago. Employees say their new contracts include pay raises, increases in starting salaries, and new job protections. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minnesota e-bike rebates: 7 questions, answered

Minnesota e-bike rebates: 7 questions, answered

The Minnesota Department of Revenue will accept up to 10,000 rebate applications and review them on a first-come, first-served basis. The site, though, crashed Wednesday morning after it launched. Officials say they’re working on a fix.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Catholic Charities CEO Michael Goar on the importance of home

Catholic Charities CEO Michael Goar on the importance of home

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Catholic Charities president and CEO Michael Goar about his remarkable journey from an orphanage in South Korea to leading a nonprofit organization that provides services and shelter to people experiencing homelessness.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Inside the factory where a key Boeing supplier builds the fuselage for the 737

Inside the factory where a key Boeing supplier builds the fuselage for the 737

As Boeing works to improve quality, it’s in talks to buy one of its key suppliers. NPR spoke to workers at the Spirit AeroSystems factory in Wichita, Kansas that builds the fuselage for the 737.
by Joel Rose

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Twin Cities Delta employees continue unionization effort, ongoing since 2010

Twin Cities Delta employees continue unionization effort, ongoing since 2010

The latest campaign seeks unionization for more than 50,000 ramp workers, flight attendants and mechanics. While Delta pilots and dispatchers are unionized, the majority of employees are not.
by Cari Spencer

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The DOJ has indicted an Epoch Times executive for money laundering

The DOJ has indicted an Epoch Times executive for money laundering

The once small newspaper was founded by Chinese dissidents. It became prominent in right-wing media in recent years but is now facing accusations that a top officer laundered at least $67 million.
by Jude Joffe-Block

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‘All eyes on Rafah’ is the Internet’s most viral AI image. Two artists are claiming credit

‘All eyes on Rafah’ is the Internet’s most viral AI image. Two artists are claiming credit

Two Malaysians separated by 900 miles are both taking credit for a synthetic image of Gaza that became the most viral ever AI-generated photo, underscoring the complexities of authorship and ownership in an online landscape increasingly overrun with content created by artificial intelligence.
by NPR Staff

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Navigating first-time home buying in 2024

Navigating first-time home buying in 2024

Our guests shared advice on how to get on the path to home ownership despite the challenges of today’s economy.
by Angela Davis and Gretchen Brown

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