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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged for now

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged for now

The Federal Reserve left rates alone, despite pressure from President Trump to pump more money into the economy. But the central bank signaled a willingness to cut rates in the future if needed.
by Scott Horsley

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Nurses land pay raises, new injury protections

Nurses land pay raises, new injury protections

Four more Twin Cities hospital systems have reached tentative contract agreements with their nurses unions — including a pay raise and new protections for nurses injured on the job.
by John Enger

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Hemp farmer charged with selling drugs

Hemp farmer charged with selling drugs

A Minnesota hemp farmer is facing charges after authorities claimed his products had more than the legal limit of the compound that makes users high.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Why the American shoe disappeared and why it's so hard to bring it back

Why the American shoe disappeared and why it's so hard to bring it back

Footwear companies face big costs in potential new tariffs on more Chinese imports. Almost all shoes sold in the U.S. are made overseas. Only about 200 factories remain. One man tried to change that.
by Alina Selyukh

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Can fertilizer fuel greener tractors?

Can fertilizer fuel greener tractors?

University of Minnesota researchers developed a tractor engine that can run on a mixture of diesel fuel and anhydrous ammonia, a common nitrogen fertilizer.
by Dan Gunderson

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HUD Secretary Carson defends Trump housing policy in Minneapolis

HUD Secretary Carson defends Trump housing policy in Minneapolis

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson came to Minneapolis Tuesday, visiting a low-income housing development and rebuffing critiques of the Trump administration's affordable housing efforts.
by Martin Moylan

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Line 3 oil pipeline project faces prospect of more delays

Line 3 oil pipeline project faces prospect of more delays

Enbridge's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement likely could see more delays, after two state agencies involved in the project said Tuesday that the permitting schedule for the pipeline needs to be revised.
by Dan Kraker

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Corn and soybean prices in a bull market

Corn and soybean prices in a bull market

Rising prices for corn and soybeans could bring relief for financially struggling crop farmers, but how best to take advantage of higher grain prices makes for tricky decision-making.
by Dan Gunderson

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How the falling price of coffee is influencing migration to the U.S.

How the falling price of coffee is influencing migration to the U.S.

Over the past eight months, 211,000 Guatemalans have been taken into custody at the southwest border of the United States. MPR News host Kerri Miller explored how falling prices of coffee in Guatemala and other Latin American countries are influencing migration to the United States.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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