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July 19, 2018 2:29 PM

Disney prevails in hunt for Fox as Comcast drops bid

Disney is poised to take over most of the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox. The new mega-studio is to compete with streaming giants Netflix and Amazon. A fight still looms over Sky.

by David Folkenflik

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July 19, 2018 12:15 PM

Farmers fret and wait as US-China trade war escalates

Many anxious American farmers are delaying purchases and investment while hoping for a truce in a U.S.-China trade war that has left their crops at a competitive disadvantage overseas.

by Associated Press

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July 19, 2018 11:05 AM

Minnesota jobless rate steady in June at 3.1 percent

Minnesota's June unemployment rate remained significantly better than the U.S. rate, although the state's 12-month job growth lagged the nation, state officials said Thursday.

by MPR News Staff

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July 19, 2018 10:13 AM

Universal Basic Income: The way of the future or a work-crippling safety net?

A set payment for everyone each month might open up opportunities for more social-minded work or it could distract from larger social issues.

by Chris Farrell, Manda Lillie and Alana Schreiber

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July 18, 2018 5:29 PM

Balancing agriculture and water health

What happens here in the fields and farms of Iowa and the rest of the Midwest has an effect on the Mississippi River and its watershed all way down to the Gulf of Mexico.

by Kerri Miller, Jeff Jones and Marcheta Fornoff

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July 18, 2018 3:32 PM

Group seeks another environmental review for PolyMet mine

A clean water group has petitioned state and federal regulators for another environmental review for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.

by The Associated Press

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July 18, 2018 12:50 PM

Marriott follows Starbucks in dropping plastic straws

The giant hotel chain became the latest company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than 6,500 properties by next July.

by Avie Schneider

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July 18, 2018 4:00 AM

Section Wait: Federal housing vouchers hard to get, hard to use

Snagging a federal Section 8 housing voucher can be a godsend for low-income people in a tight Twin Cities rental market, but it's a difficult road. In Dakota County this week, 5,000 people are expected to enter a lottery to get on the waitlist.

by Max Nesterak

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July 17, 2018 10:07 PM

Who controls the Mississippi River?

In many towns and cities along the river, there are clashes over levees, diversion plans. dredging drainage and development. Are we listening to more than just the interests with the loudest voices and most money?

by Kerri Miller, Jeff Jones and Marcheta Fornoff