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Workspaces centered on women on the rise in #MeToo movement

Workspaces centered on women on the rise in #MeToo movement

While many predate the #MeToo movement, their growth has been interlinked with it as it put combating workplace harassment on the national agenda. They're also tapping into a desire among women to build a community and supportive environment unlike a stereotypical corporate workplace culture.
by The Associated Press

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State officials move to bar Essar Steel from Minnesota

State officials move to bar Essar Steel from Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is moving to legally bar Essar Global from doing business in the state, after more than 10 years of missed deadlines and payments in the company's long bid to build a new taconite iron ore mine and processing plant on the Iron Range.
by Dan Kraker

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U.S. charges Chinese telecom giant Huawei, asks Canada for CFO extradition

U.S. charges Chinese telecom giant Huawei, asks Canada for CFO extradition

The administration appears to have decided to make an example of the company's CFO. She is the daughter of Huawei's founder and the company is seen as an arm of China's power around the world.
by Ryan Lucas

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A fainting spell after a flu shot leads to $4,692 ER visit

A fainting spell after a flu shot leads to $4,692 ER visit

A 39-year-old man fainted after getting a flu shot at work, so his colleagues called 911. The man turned out to be fine, but the trip to the emergency room cost him his annual deductible.
by Phil Galewitz

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Wayzata's TCF Financial to merge with Detroit bank

Plans call for TCF to merge into Chemical Financial, and the combined holding company and bank will operate under the TCF name and brand. The company will have more than 500 branches in nine states, including "significant operation centers" in Minneapolis and Chicago.
by The Associated Press

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Coal no more? Becker bets on natural gas, recycling and, maybe, Google

Coal no more? Becker bets on natural gas, recycling and, maybe, Google

City leaders are trying to imagine a future for Becker without the fossil fuel that put it on the map. They want to diversify the local economy and bring in new businesses so the community won't flounder when the existing Sherco coal units are retired.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Search for Brazil dam collapse survivors resumes as death toll rises

Search for Brazil dam collapse survivors resumes as death toll rises

Brazilian rescue crews returned to mud-covered flats Sunday to resume the search for hundreds of people missing in the wake of a dam collapse after the operation was suspended for several hours over fears that a second dam was at risk of breach.
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Craig vows to work to prevent another government shutdown

Craig vows to work to prevent another government shutdown

Border security and immigration policy were front and center on Saturday as Rep. Angie Craig faced her constituents in a public forum for the first time since she took office.
by Tim Nelson

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