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Underpass underway: Downtown Moorhead project separating trains and traffic

Underpass underway: Downtown Moorhead project separating trains and traffic

A $120 million project will drop street traffic below two busy rail lines passing through Moorhead. Cars and pedestrians currently being forced to wait for trains to pass will now be able to move more freely.
by Amy Felegy

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Construction boom helps fuel job gains in March

Construction boom helps fuel job gains in March

U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8 percent. Construction companies added 39,000 jobs, despite high interest rates.
by Scott Horsley

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Among shrinking news landscape, Southwest News Media announces closure of several Minnesota newspapers

Among shrinking news landscape, Southwest News Media announces closure of several Minnesota newspapers

Southwest News Media will stop publishing newspapers by the end of April. The news organization announced the closures Thursday, saying newspapers across the country are facing revenue challenges.
by Lisa Ryan

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What to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak

What to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak

Cattle are getting sick with H5N1, and one person got sick in Texas. How bad could this be for dairy farms? Could it spread among people? Here's what scientists are learning.
by Will Stone

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Minneapolis rideshare drivers navigate future as Uber, Lyft exit approaches 

Minneapolis rideshare drivers navigate future as Uber, Lyft exit approaches 

Uber and Lyft are threatening to leave Minneapolis following the approval of a driver pay ordinance by the city council. Now, emerging rideshare apps are exploring ways to step in while drivers prepare for the potential changes ahead.
by Sarah Thamer

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Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS

The AWS layoffs follow other layoffs that happened at Amazon and its subsidiaries this year, including at Prime Video, the MGM Studios unit and Twitch, the social media platform owned by Amazon.
by The Associated Press

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