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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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Hollywood's video game performers head to the picket line over AI protections

Hollywood's video game performers head to the picket line over AI protections

Hollywood’s video game performers are heading to the Warner Bros. Studios lot to picket against what they call an unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect voice actors and motion capture workers equally against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence.
by The Associated Press

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