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Strip club to neighborhood grocery store: Karen and Nepali Foods opens in St. Paul

Strip club to neighborhood grocery store: Karen and Nepali Foods opens in St. Paul

A small business owner and his partners have turned a former St. Paul strip club into a neighborhood grocery store. For years, the Lamplighter Lounge was the subject of many police calls for violent shootings — a couple of them fatal.
by Regina Medina

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Capitol roundup: Paid family leave advances, tax deal struck

Capitol roundup: Paid family leave advances, tax deal struck

The Legislature churned toward its adjournment deadline by putting a paid family and medical leave plan within reach of reality while grasping for a deal to pay for transportation.
by Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson

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Target wrestles with pullback in spending and theft

Target wrestles with pullback in spending and theft

Target on Wednesday reported another quarterly profit decline and issued a cautious sales and profit outlook for the current period.
by Associated

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China dominates the solar power industry. The EU wants to change that

China dominates the solar power industry. The EU wants to change that

Germany was a pioneer in the solar power industry, but succumbed to competition from China. Now, Germany — and the European Union — are trying to revitalize the industry once again.
by Rob Schmitz

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Taco John's trademarked 'Taco Tuesday' in 1989. Now Taco Bell is fighting it

Taco John's trademarked 'Taco Tuesday' in 1989. Now Taco Bell is fighting it

Taco John's has held the trademark for the phrase for over 30 years. But Taco Bell argues to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that it has become too common a phrase to belong to a single entity.
by Ayana Archie

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Paid sick and safe time sent to Walz for signature

Paid sick and safe time sent to Walz for signature

A paid sick and safe time benefit for Minnesota workers is included in a larger jobs bill passed by the Senate and the House Tuesday. Around 900,000 workers would be covered by the proposal.
by Dana Ferguson

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The IRS is building its own online tax filing system. Tax-prep companies aren't happy

The IRS is building its own online tax filing system. Tax-prep companies aren't happy

The IRS is working to develop its own free electronic tax-filing system in a potential challenge to commercial products such as TurboTax. The agency plans a pilot test of the program next year.
by Scott Horsley

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3M fires company executive for inappropriate conduct weeks after promotion

3M fires company executive for inappropriate conduct weeks after promotion

3M has fired prominent company executive Michael Vale due to “inappropriate personal conduct and violation of company policy,” the maker of Post-it notes, industrial coatings and ceramics announced on Monday.
by The Associated Press

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