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Interior Department renews leases for Minnesota mine project

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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Will Final Four hoops deliver a big bounce to Minneapolis?

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

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

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

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

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New project expands solar offerings for Minn. residents

New project expands solar offerings for Minn. residents

Beginning Tuesday, residents from 34 Minnesota counties can enroll in an eight-farm community solar network.
by Cody Nelson

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Trump administration delays most tariffs on steel, aluminum

Trump administration delays most tariffs on steel, aluminum

The Trump administration had faced a midnight deadline to suspend or impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from a number of friendly countries.
by Scott Horsley

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