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Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken dies at 94

Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken dies at 94

It was the science fiction film "Frankenstein" that inspired Bakken to become an electrical engineer. He co-founded the medical device company out of a northeast Minneapolis garage in 1949.
by Martin Moylan

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Sears is fading, but its mail-order homes endure

Sears is fading, but its mail-order homes endure

In the early 1900s, Sears sold thousands of homes around the U.S. through its mail-order catalogs. Many of those houses are still around, and their owners are saddened by the retailer's bankruptcy.
by Ayesha Abid

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As BWCA turns 40, question remains: How much wilderness to protect?

As BWCA turns 40, question remains: How much wilderness to protect?

The bill creating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was signed 40 years ago this weekend. Decades later, the tension over natural resources and local control remains a constant in northeastern Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Sun Country partners with MN State Mankato for pilots

Sun Country partners with MN State Mankato for pilots

Sun Country is establishing a partnership with Minnesota State Mankato to turn the school's flight school graduates into pilots with the airline.
by Martin Moylan

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Minn. jobless rate encroaches on all-time low

Minn. jobless rate encroaches on all-time low

Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to 2.8 percent in September, nearing the record low of 2.5 percent in 1999. Still, Minnesota employers cut their payroll employment by 1,400 positions, the second monthly decline in a row, following a surge in hiring over the summer.
by Bill Catlin

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Khashoggi warns in last column of free rein to silence media

Khashoggi warns in last column of free rein to silence media

In the column, Jamal Khashoggi also discussed the practice of Middle Eastern governments blocking internet access to control tightly the information their citizens can see.
by The Associated Press

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$900K awarded to housing counseling services in Minnesota

$900K awarded to housing counseling services in Minnesota

Organizations helping with home ownership in Minnesota will receive almost $900,000 in grant money to maintain and expand their services.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Pompeo meets with Turkish leaders on missing Saudi writer

On Tuesday, a high-level Turkish official told The Associated Press that police found "certain evidence" of Jamal Khashoggi's slaying at the Saudi Consulate, without elaborating.
by The Associated Press

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