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Cheap, legal and everywhere: How food companies get us 'hooked' on junk

Cheap, legal and everywhere: How food companies get us 'hooked' on junk

Reporter Michael Moss says processed foods can be as alluring in some ways as cocaine or cigarettes. His new book explains how companies keep us snacking by appealing to nostalgia and brain chemistry.
by Dave Davies

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After verdict, small businesses eager to welcome customers and rebuild

After verdict, small businesses eager to welcome customers and rebuild

Host Angela Davis talked with nonprofit leaders and small business owners about recovery on Lake Street and in other districts hit by COVID-19 and last summer’s unrest following George Floyd’s murder. Plus, MPR News senior economics contributor Chris Farrell stopped by to discuss a potential economic rebound in the U.S.
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Alex Cheng

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4 weeks left and $1 billion to bridge for Minn. lawmakers

4 weeks left and $1 billion to bridge for Minn. lawmakers

A new phase has arrived in the Minnesota budget debate as the final budget bills should pass off the Senate and House floors this week. That touches off negotiations between chamber leaders on how to bridge their big divide.
by Brian Bakst

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'Full of hatred and fear': Disinformation on YouTube divides a dad and daughter

'Full of hatred and fear': Disinformation on YouTube divides a dad and daughter

Renee Ekwoge says false and misleading videos on YouTube have changed her dad. What was once a strong, loving relationship has been corrupted, she says, by conspiratorial YouTube videos.
by Bo Hamby, Rachel Martin and Steve Mullis

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Foxconn, Wisconsin reach new deal on scaled back facility

Foxconn, Wisconsin reach new deal on scaled back facility

Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics maker, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled back manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers and the the company announced on Monday.
by The Associated Press

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European soccer split as 12 clubs launch breakaway league

European soccer split as 12 clubs launch breakaway league

A group of 12 elite clubs dramatically split European soccer on Sunday by announcing plans to walk away from the Champions League to create a breakaway midweek competition, called the Super League, despite the threat of legal action from UEFA.
by The Associated Press

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