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Mayo Platform’s Halamka on new WHO ethics guidelines for AI in medicine

Mayo Platform’s Halamka on new WHO ethics guidelines for AI in medicine

The guidelines say humans — not machines — should remain the decision-makers, the technology must do no harm and doctors must be transparent to help patients understand how it's being used.
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Rachel Yang

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Minnesota co-ops to vote on North Dakota power plant sale

A Minnesota electric company that wants to sell its financially troubled coal-fueled power plant in North Dakota expects to know Friday if its member utility cooperatives will endorse the deal that includes purchasing electricity over the next decade from the factory’s prospective buyer.

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The economy is surging. These 4 things will determine what happens next

The economy is surging. These 4 things will determine what happens next

The U.S. economy is expected to have grown at a blistering pace in the April-June quarter. A slowdown is inevitable; the question is how much it will slow.
by David Gura

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Rosemount woman's halal beauty products meet religious standards

Rosemount woman's halal beauty products meet religious standards

When Annie Qaiser discovered that too many lotions, creams and oils contain products Muslims are forbidden to ingest, she made her own, which follow religious guidelines.
by Riham Feshir

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Drought threatens to empty water wells in parts of Minnesota

Drought threatens to empty water wells in parts of Minnesota

Parts of Minnesota saw much-needed rain over the weekend, but it wasn't enough to break the ongoing drought. And the abnormally dry conditions are threatening some private water wells that rely on rain to recharge. In severe cases, shallow wells are out of water.
by Will Matuska

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Firefighters battle large grain elevator fire in western Minnesota

Firefighters battle large grain elevator fire in western Minnesota

Firefighters from more than a half-dozen western Minnesota communities battled a grain elevator fire Sunday in Clinton, Minn. Several dozen people were evacuated.
by Dan Gunderson

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Farmers have a big problem on their hands: They can't find a way to ship their stuff

Farmers have a big problem on their hands: They can't find a way to ship their stuff

Cargo ships are unloading containers in the U.S. and immediately shipping them out, empty, to meet demand in Asia. That's frustrating American farmers and exporters who are struggling to get products overseas.
by Scott Horsley

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