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EPA recommends Army Corps not reissue PolyMet water permit

EPA recommends Army Corps not reissue PolyMet water permit

While only a recommendation, the move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could deal a potentially severe blow to the controversial $1 billion mine proposed near Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes in northeastern Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism

What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism

What springs to mind when you hear May Day? In the U.S. and abroad, the day has grown to encompass a spectrum of meanings. But the themes have remained the same: worker unity, suppression and rebirth.
by Emma Bowman

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First case of human avian flu infection confirmed in Colorado

First case of human avian flu infection confirmed in Colorado

A Colorado man has tested positive for avian flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millions of birds. Minnesota health officials said they've been “actively monitoring” but have not confirmed any cases in humans.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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How the tobacco industry targeted Black Americans with menthol smokes

How the tobacco industry targeted Black Americans with menthol smokes

The Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to ban menthol cigarettes, which the tobacco industry has aggressively marketed toward African Americans since 1964.
by Andrew Limbong

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Amid avian flu outbreak, activists decry poultry-killing methods

Amid avian flu outbreak, activists decry poultry-killing methods

How to quickly destroy thousands of chickens or turkeys exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza is an unpleasant problem. Here’s a closer look at how it’s done in Minnesota.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Tentative deal at Capitol on hero pay, unemployment fund

Tentative deal at Capitol on hero pay, unemployment fund

Legislative leaders said Thursday they have an agreement on two spending issues that they’ve been stuck on for months–bonuses for frontline pandemic workers and a fix for a depleted trust fund that will prevent tax increases for businesses. 
by Brian Bakst

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Why this economy may be sturdier than it looks

Why this economy may be sturdier than it looks

U.S. GDP growth likely slowed sharply in the first few months of the year, but the economy may be sturdier than it looks.
by Scott Horsley

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Rochester's Destination Medical Center plan moved ahead despite challenges

Rochester's Destination Medical Center plan moved ahead despite challenges

In spite of the pandemic, much-anticipated construction in the heart of Rochester is chugging along. But even as new spaces for restaurants, shops and other amenities are built as part of a yearslong transformation of the city, some remain conspicuously vacant.
by Catharine Richert

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