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Albert Lea hospital workers ratify new contract with Mayo

Union workers at the Mayo Clinic Health System hospital in Albert Lea have ratified a new contract after staging a strike last December.
by Bill Catlin

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Deportation protesters block Minneapolis light rail; 18 arrested

Demonstrators sat down on the rail tracks near Fort Snelling Tuesday morning protesting deportations by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which has offices in a nearby building.
by Tim Nelson

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Buying? Selling? Flipping? Twin Cities houses selling at breakneck pace

Buying? Selling? Flipping? Twin Cities houses selling at breakneck pace

It's a great time to be a seller -- median sale prices have never been higher. But for buyers, there's increasing pressure to ante up: Half of all properties are selling above asking price.
by Max Nesterak

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The 2018 legislative session is over, now comes the spin

The 2018 legislative session is over, now comes the spin

Three months of often plodding work gave way over the weekend to a sprint to the finish. But the battle over the narrative of the session is just beginning.
by Brian Bakst

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Why the farm bill failed

Why the farm bill failed

An $867 billion farm bill that would have established agricultural policy failed to pass. What happened?
by Chris Farrell, Jo Erickson and Elizabeth Shockman

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Economic talks between U.S. and China lead to trade war truce

Economic talks between U.S. and China lead to trade war truce

After high-level talks Thursday and Friday in Washington, Beijing agreed in a joint statement with the U.S. to "substantially reduce" America's trade deficit with China, but did not commit to cut the gap by any specific amount.
by The Associated Press

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