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May 3, 2018 11:00 AM

New host of 'The Takeaway' has covered American diversity for years

Tanzina Vega has reported on America's changing demographics for CNN and The New York Times. She starts hosting "The Takeaway" on Monday, May 7.

by Stephanie Curtis and Jeff Jones

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May 2, 2018 4:56 PM

Sun Country expanding route map

Sun Country is adding service to New Orleans and Santa Barbara.

by Martin Moylan

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May 2, 2018 4:34 PM

Review: Expansion of Regions Hospital is 'not in the public's interest'

In a new report, the Minnesota Health Department questions assumptions behind the growth plan and says it could lead to a capacity arms race among hospitals.

by Brian Bakst

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May 2, 2018 4:23 PM

Interior Department renews leases for Minnesota mine project

The U.S. Interior Department has reinstated the mineral rights leases for a company that wants to build a copper-nickel mine near Ely in northeastern Minnesota, renewals that were denied in the closing weeks of the Obama administration.

by The Associated Press

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May 2, 2018 1:08 PM

Will Final Four hoops deliver a big bounce to Minneapolis?

How much of an economic boost will the Twin Cities get from the men's college basketball championship in Minneapolis next year? That depends on whom you ask.

by Martin Moylan

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May 2, 2018 11:24 AM

Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $200K entrepreneurship program

Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything have settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs.

by Associated Press

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May 2, 2018 11:21 AM

9 Puerto Ricans killed in final flight of 60-year-old C-130

A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed onto a highway in Georgia on Wednesday, and authorities said there are no survivors.

by Associated Press

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May 2, 2018 11:13 AM

Southwest plane with cracked window diverted to Cleveland

A Southwest Airlines plane flying from Chicago to New Jersey was forced to land in Cleveland on Wednesday after one of its windows cracked.

by Associated Press

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May 2, 2018 8:29 AM

Comic Michelle Wolf responds to backlash: 'I'm glad I stuck to my guns'

Though critics argued that the comedian's barbed monologue at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner was too pointed, Wolf stands by her set: "I wouldn't change a single word."

by Terry Gross