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Some Essentia Health nurse practitioners and other advanced providers vote to unionize

Some Essentia Health nurse practitioners and other advanced providers vote to unionize

More than 400 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives and clinical nurse specialists who work for Duluth-based Essentia Health voted Tuesday to form a union, the first time that so-called “advanced practice providers” have unionized at Essentia.
by Dan Kraker

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Rainbow Health staff still looking for answers after abrupt closure

Rainbow Health staff still looking for answers after abrupt closure

Staff members say they’re still looking for answers to why the clinic which served LGBTQ+ clients closed so suddenly last week other than financial challenges.  In the meantime, Hennepin County is assessing how the closing will impact people needing vital services.
by Chandra Colvin

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Delta Air Lines says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage

Delta Air Lines says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage

Airlines, including Delta Air Lines, continued to struggle to restore operations two days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and resulted in several carriers grounding flights.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Growing people, not crops, is the goal of a Moorhead farm

Growing people, not crops, is the goal of a Moorhead farm

The Red River Valley is well known for large farms growing an abundance of corn, soybeans and sugar beets. But there’s a unique farm near Moorhead that’s finding success by focusing on a very different kind of growth: human skills and knowledge.
by Dan Gunderson

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As new tech threatens jobs, Silicon Valley promotes no-strings cash aid

As new tech threatens jobs, Silicon Valley promotes no-strings cash aid

Many tech entrepreneurs have long suggested that guaranteed income could cushion job losses from AI and automation. The latest and largest study of the idea was spearheaded by the man behind ChatGPT.
by Jennifer Ludden

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Flight delays and cancellations continue at MSP Airport

Flight delays and cancellations continue at MSP Airport

More than 160 flights were cancelled at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport Sunday as Delta continued to grapple with the outages caused by technology issues.
by MPR News Staff

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Trench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the U.S. over the last decade

Trench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the U.S. over the last decade

More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic government regulations for making trenches safe.
by Cheryl W. Thompson, Robert Benincasa, Avery Jessa Chapnick and Josh Peck

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