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Business and Economic News

Hennepin County approves new funds to shelter homeless

Hennepin County approves new funds to shelter homeless

Action taken Tuesday amends a previous agreement targeted at helping Native Americans experiencing homelessness and substance abuse.
by Brandt Williams

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Wet weather worries Minnesota farmers

Wet weather worries Minnesota farmers

Two months of prolonged rain and damaging winds have delayed harvests and threaten crops.
by Mark Steil

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Target finally makes it into Vermont, can claim presence in all 50 states

Target finally makes it into Vermont, can claim presence in all 50 states

Vermonters' opposition to big box retailing has helped keep Target from gaining a foothold in the Green Mountain state, but this month the Minneapolis-based chain joins Walmart and other retail giants and can claim a presence in all 50 states.
by Martin Moylan

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From the front lines of NAFTA, more relief than rejoicing

From the front lines of NAFTA, more relief than rejoicing

The new deal to replace NAFTA includes modernizations and improvements. But the biggest benefit, for many sectors, is simply that there is a deal — reducing the uncertainty of previous months.

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Why the tech industry wants federal control over data privacy laws

Why the tech industry wants federal control over data privacy laws

Though new data privacy laws in Europe and California have put the tech industry on the defensive, it's moving to craft federal legislation that would pre-empt state laws.
by Dina Temple-Raston

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2 American researchers win Nobel economics prize

William Nordhaus of Yale University and Paul Romer of New York University were announced winners of the $1.01 million prize on Monday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
by The Associated Press

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The Democracy Test: 'Created Equal'

The Democracy Test: 'Created Equal'

Neal Conan and historian Heather Cox Richardson discuss what we can learn from history, in a program titled, "Created Equal." How did democracy survive the crisis of economic inequality during the Great Depression and resist communism and fascism?
by MPR News Staff

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