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Mayo clinic presents $5 billion new Rochester campus in the works

Mayo clinic presents $5 billion new Rochester campus in the works

Mayo says the project will upend our current concept of what it means to go to the hospital and will lean into emerging technologies including artificial intelligence.
by Cathy Wurzer, Catharine Richert and Gretchen Brown

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Millions of U.S. apples were almost left to rot. Now, they'll go to hungry families

Millions of U.S. apples were almost left to rot. Now, they'll go to hungry families

Many growers across the country have been left without a market due to oversupplied apple processors. West Virginia rescued its surplus, with a plan that donates apples to hunger-fighting charities.
by Alan Jinich

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Google is deleting unused accounts this week. Here's how to save your old data

Google is deleting unused accounts this week. Here's how to save your old data

If you haven't logged in with your Google account recently, it's at risk of vanishing. So is any data in that account. Here's how to ensure you don't lose your account, emails, photos and more.
by Emma Bowman

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Study finds large pay gap for Native American women

Study finds large pay gap for Native American women

A new analysis by a national women’s advocacy organization finds Native American women face a significant pay gap in the workplace. The National Partnership for Women and Families found Native women earn just 55 cents for every dollar earned by white men.
by Dan Gunderson

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Honda recalls 300,000 cars and SUVs over missing seat belt component

Honda recalls 300,000 cars and SUVs over missing seat belt component

Some 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V models may be missing a part of the seat belt pretensioners, increasing the risk of injury during a crash, say federal regulators.
by Emma Bowman

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U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?

U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.
by Melanie Peeples

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Judge throws out lawsuit by southeastern Minnesota dairy farm seeking to triple in size

Judge throws out lawsuit by southeastern Minnesota dairy farm seeking to triple in size

Environmental advocates, including the Land Stewardship Project, opposed the expansion. They said the additional manure generated by a larger operation would increase the risk of water pollution in a region where nitrate in groundwater already is a problem.
by Kirsti Marohn

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