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Bump stock manufacturer is shutting down production

Bump stock manufacturer is shutting down production

Slide Fire will stop taking orders and halt manufacturing of the rapid-fire gun products. It is facing a class action lawsuit for negligence and the government is pursuing a ban on the devices.
by Vanessa Romo

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Lawmakers call on Big Pharma to pay up in fight against opioid abuse

Lawmakers call on Big Pharma to pay up in fight against opioid abuse

A bipartisan group of supporters of a fee paid by pharmaceutical companies for every opioid they sell in the state continue to push. That's despite dimming prospects for the legislation.
by Jon Collins

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Expert: Tax deadline's a good time for deep dive into finances

Expert: Tax deadline's a good time for deep dive into finances

Tax filing time is a reminder to review your finances and recommit to those New Year's financial resolutions, personal finance expert Lynnette Khalfani-Cox told MPR News Wednesday.
by Euan Kerr

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The importance of diversity in credit unions

Minnesota has some of the nation's worst racial disparities in poverty, home ownership, employment, educational attainment, health and loan application approval rates.
by Chris Farrell and Jo Erickson

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MnDOT closing I-35W north in Mpls. overnight Wednesday

MnDOT closing I-35W north in Mpls. overnight Wednesday

I-35W north between Highway 62 and I-94 closes 10 p.m. Wednesday with a southbound closure overnight Thursday into Friday. MnDOT's also closing the ramp from I-94 west to 11th Street for two months starting Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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Sun Country: We should have rescued passengers we stranded in Mexico

Sun Country: We should have rescued passengers we stranded in Mexico

CEO Jude Bricker says his company will cover the extra costs "rightfully frustrated" travelers were forced to pay to get home last weekend after the airline abandoned them in Mexico.
by Tim Nelson

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Starbucks to close stores for an afternoon for bias training

Starbucks to close stores for an afternoon for bias training

Starbucks, trying to tamp down a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia, plans to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training for its nearly 175,000 workers.
by Associated Press

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Will you soon have to pay sales tax on every online purchase?

Will you soon have to pay sales tax on every online purchase?

A multibillion-dollar dispute on internet sales taxes lands at the Supreme Court Tuesday. The decision could have far-reaching consequences for consumers, states and companies large and small.
by Nina Totenberg

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