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HealthPartners to close 30 retail pharmacies

HealthPartners will close its 30 retail pharmacies next year, putting roughly 300 employees out of a job. Company officials say they couldn’t keep up with the changing pharmacy business.
by John Enger

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A ban on high-cost loans may be coming

A ban on high-cost loans may be coming

Some payday loans carry interest rates of 100 percent or more. The Military Lending Act limits rates on loans to service members. Now, a bipartisan bill aims to extend that protection to all Americans.
by Chris Arnold

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2 former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia

2 former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia

One of the accused accessed more than 6,000 Twitter accounts allegedly looking for information about critics of the Saudi government, according to court documents.
by Richard Gonzales

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Criminal justice students can get back Globe U tuition, court rules

The Minnesota Supreme Court decision is a victory for some 1,200 students who were misled into believing the for-profit college was preparing them to become police or probation officers.
by Peter Cox

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Indigenous baby food aims to improve health of babies and the environment

Indigenous baby food aims to improve health of babies and the environment

Indigenous Peoples Task Force in Minneapolis is preparing to release a baby food next year under the brand name Indigi-Baby. It will be made from traditional Native American ingredients like wild rice, Gete-Okosomin squash and rutabaga.
by Max Nesterak

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Fargo scientists search for next generation of plant-based plastics

Fargo scientists search for next generation of plant-based plastics

A national collaboration of scientists from four universities is breaking new ground in the search for plant-based plastic to replace petroleum-based materials.
by Dan Gunderson

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4-day workweek gave big boost to worker productivity, Microsoft Japan says

4-day workweek gave big boost to worker productivity, Microsoft Japan says

Employees at Microsoft Japan worked four days a week, enjoyed a three-day weekend — and got their normal, five-day paycheck. As part of the trial, the company also capped meetings at 30 minutes.
by Bill Chappell

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Krispy Kreme reverses course, allows student resale service

Krispy Kreme reverses course, allows student resale service

Krispy Kreme has reached an agreement with a Minnesota college student who drove to Iowa every weekend to buy hundreds of doughnuts to resell them in the Twin Cities area.
by The Associated Press

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Unskilled jobs draw migrants, changing face of small towns across America

Unskilled jobs draw migrants, changing face of small towns across America

A meatpacking town in the Texas Panhandle is a magnet for immigrants who will do unpopular jobs. The once all-white county has adjusted to its more diverse population.
by John Burnett

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