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Upstream landowners see hope in Red River diversion delay

Upstream landowners see hope in Red River diversion delay

For people living upstream of Fargo-Moorhead, flood control for those cities has a personal cost, and they are holding onto hope that the latest legal twist will save their land.
by Dan Gunderson

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Judge sides with workers in Guthrie Theater labor dispute

Judge sides with workers in Guthrie Theater labor dispute

The judge found the Minneapolis theater's administration threatened and punished employees for engaging in union-protected activities.
by Marianne Combs

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Ag department wants to help farm kids with stress

Ag department wants to help farm kids with stress

State officials say the financial and emotional challenges affecting Minnesota farmers has hit farm kids even harder. Later this month, the state Department of Agriculture will offer two free workshops that give an overview of stressors unique to growing up on a farm.
by John Nguyen

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Hiring rebounds in June as employers add 224,000 jobs

Hiring rebounds in June as employers add 224,000 jobs

Job growth rebounded strongly last month as employers added 224,000 jobs. That followed a disappointing May when employers added just 72,000 jobs.
by Scott Horsley

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State regulators to revisit Line 3 environmental review; won't appeal court ruling

State regulators to revisit Line 3 environmental review; won't appeal court ruling

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission announced Wednesday that it would not ask the state Supreme Court to reconsider a lower court ruling that its environmental review of the Enbridge pipeline replacement project insufficiently addressed the possible impact of an oil spill on Lake Superior.
by MPR News Staff and Meg Martin

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'I don't feel safe': Puerto Rico preps for next storm without enough government help

'I don't feel safe': Puerto Rico preps for next storm without enough government help

Nearly two years after Hurricane Maria, the government has made vast improvements and residents have worked together to clean up their communities, but Puerto Rico remains extremely vulnerable.
by Greg Allen and Marisa Peñaloza

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Big farms find easy ways around Trump trade aid limits

Big farms find easy ways around Trump trade aid limits

The government paid out nearly $2.8 million to a Missouri soybean-growing operation registered as three entities. More than $900,000 went to five other farm businesses, in Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee and two in Texas. Three other farming operations collected more than $800,000. Sixteen more collected over $700,000.
by The Associated Press

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Aspen Ideas Festival: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival about the biggest social issues facing the internet: misinformation and harmful content, privacy, election integrity, and the balance of societal values with the constitutional requirement for free speech.

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OPEC extends production cuts for 9 months, to shore up oil prices

OPEC extends production cuts for 9 months, to shore up oil prices

Analysts are concerned about softening growth in global oil demand, driven by a cooling economy and heightened trade tensions. Meanwhile, U.S. oil production is booming.
by Camila Domonoske

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