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October 8, 2019 7:17 PM

Pacific Northwest tribes face climate change with agricultural ancient practice

Washington state's Swinomish Tribe is building a clam garden in hopes of protecting their reservation from sea level rise. This aquatic garden will also provide a home for disappearing native clams.

by Eilís O'Neill

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October 8, 2019 2:56 PM

Bemidji State grads make a deal on 'Shark Tank'

A business owned by two Bemidji State University graduates will get a boost from high-profile investors after Sunday night’s ABC-TV broadcast of “Shark Tank.”

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October 8, 2019 12:46 PM

Parent of Toys R Us teams up with Target to power online biz

Minneapolis-based Target announced a partnership with TRU Kids brands, saying shoppers who visit the new Toys-R-Us website will be directed to Target.com to complete their toy purchases.

by Tim Nelson and The Associated Press

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October 8, 2019 8:18 AM

Virtual reality goes to work, helping train employees

In the virtual world, cashiers are taught to show greater empathy, mechanics learn to repair planes, and retail workers experience how to deal with armed robbery.

by Yuki Noguchi

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October 7, 2019 5:41 PM

Unions sue USDA seeking to halt new pork processing rule

The union representing workers at pork processing plants sued the federal government to challenge a new rule that allows companies to set line speeds and turn over more food safety tasks to company employees.

by The Associated Press

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October 7, 2019 1:34 PM

Lawmakers seek protections for workers against lung damage tied to making countertops

In a letter, they urge the Labor Department to ensure safe levels of silica dust at workplaces that cut popular "engineered stone." At least 18 workers have recently suffered severe lung damage.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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October 7, 2019 5:52 AM

U.S. researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft

As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a Midwestern university.

by The Associated Press

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October 6, 2019 12:44 PM

GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near

Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories, a union official wrote in an email to members.

by The Associated Press

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October 6, 2019 9:00 AM

How the trade war crushed a growing Chinese market for U.S. cranberries

The U.S. spent millions to get China to embrace the unknown fruit — and it did. Now, tariffs have driven China to buy its cranberries from other countries, leaving U.S. farmers in the lurch.

by Adrian Ma