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Stocks mostly recover from an early plunge on Wall Street

3M fell 4.4 percent to $192.55 after its earnings missed Wall Street's targets. The industrial manufacturer said it expects raw material prices to continue climbing, and for tariffs to have a roughly $100 million negative impact on the company's sourcing costs next year.
by The Associated Press

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Brooklyn Park residents steamed up over Project Hotdish

Brooklyn Park residents steamed up over Project Hotdish

A proposed warehouse development nearly half the size of the Mall of America has residents near the site riled up over traffic, noise and property values.
by Martin Moylan

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Delta wants to fly MSP to Shanghai in 2020

Delta wants to fly MSP to Shanghai in 2020

Delta Air Lines wants to add nonstop service from its Twin Cities hub to Shanghai, China, starting in 2020, operating the flights with the new Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
by Bill Catlin

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Minneapolis Fed tackles education this week

Fifteen years after a landmark study on the benefits of early childhood education, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis convenes experts to talk about innovation in education.
by Bill Catlin

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Can't find an affordable home? Try living in a pod

Can't find an affordable home? Try living in a pod

Co-living projects are popping up in cities where housing costs are too expensive for middle-income residents. It's dorm life for adults, with shared kitchens and bathrooms, and it doesn't come cheap.
by Anna Scott

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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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