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Trump administration rescinding rules for oil, gas drilling

Trump administration rescinding rules for oil, gas drilling

The rules would have required companies to disclose chemicals used in fracking, the process of pumping pressurized water underground to break open hydrocarbon deposits.
by The Associated Press

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Judge rejects archdiocese bankruptcy plans, orders return to mediation

A federal judge has rejected competing reorganization plans for the the bankrupt Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and ordered the church and its creditors back into mediation.
by Martin Moylan

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Rising energy costs eyed amid brutal cold snap gripping U.S.

Rising energy costs eyed amid brutal cold snap gripping U.S.

Plunging temperatures across half the country underscores a stark reality for low-income Americans who rely on heating aid: Their dollars aren't going to go as far this winter because of rising energy costs.
by The Associated Press

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Scrambling to prepay 2018 property taxes? Maybe you shouldn't

Scrambling to prepay 2018 property taxes? Maybe you shouldn't

The tax overhaul limits the amount of state and local taxes deductible on federal returns. The IRS says taxes can be prepaid and deducted if they are levied in 2017 and paid by Dec. 31.
by Jeff Brady

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Opportunity and social mobility in America

Aspen Ideas Festival: Opportunity and social mobility in America

Former NPR host Michele Norris moderated a discussion about race, inequality and the future of democracy at this summer's Aspen Ideas Festival. Is opportunity and social mobility still possible in America?
by MPR News Staff

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Conversations with CEOs: Great Clips' Rhoda Olsen

In a series of conversations, MPR News host Tom Weber talks to several Minnesota business leaders who have stepped down from their roles, or announced plans to do so, in 2017.
by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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Thousands of Puerto Rico police owed overtime call in sick

Thousands of Puerto Rico police owed overtime call in sick

The increase in absences recently prompted Puerto Rico Police Chief Michelle Hernandez to recommend that U.S. National Guard soldiers help fill the temporary vacancies.
by The Associated Press

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Ruling pushes decision on Line 3 pipeline into summer

Ruling pushes decision on Line 3 pipeline into summer

State regulators had planned to make a final decision on Enbridge Energy's proposed oil pipeline project by April 2018. A judge's new ruling could push that decision to June 2018, if not later.
by Dan Kraker

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