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Photos: Minnesota farm family's corn harvest is labor of love

Photos: Minnesota farm family's corn harvest is labor of love

Nathan Collins calls the 10-hours-a-day fall corn harvest a vacation. Working the family farm at harvest time is far from easy, but it's a tradition with deep family roots.
by Evan Frost

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Lawmakers bicker over whether tax bill helps middle class

Lawmakers bicker over whether tax bill helps middle class

At stake is whether the GOP will succeed in passing the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code in decades, which would be a major achievement for congressional Republicans and Trump.
by The Associated Press

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How the energy market influences American politics

From wood to coal to oil, the energy market has long been a major driver of the American economy and global geopolitics. But what does the future look like?
by Chris Farrell

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Target to offer shoppers a breather after Thanksgiving

Target to offer shoppers a breather after Thanksgiving

Target says it will open at 6 p.m. on the day of the turkey feast and then close at midnight local time. Its stores will then reopen at 6 a.m. local time on Friday until 10 p.m., 11 p.m. or midnight.
by The Associated Press

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Sprint, T-Mobile end merger talks

Wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile called off a potential merger, saying the companies couldn't come to an agreement that would benefit customers and shareholders.
by Associated Press

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Trash haulers, St. Paul have tentative deal to consolidate pickup

Trash haulers, St. Paul have tentative deal to consolidate pickup

Under the proposed deal the 15 already-licensed haulers will join together to form a corporation that will sign a single contract for trash collection with St. Paul.
by Jon Collins

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35 states and DC back bid to collect online sales taxes

35 states and DC back bid to collect online sales taxes

South Dakota, with the support of Minnesota and 33 other states, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence.
by The Associated Press

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House Republicans aim to eliminate tax credits for orphan drugs

House Republicans aim to eliminate tax credits for orphan drugs

For more than three decades, pharmaceutical companies have claimed a 50 percent tax credit for the cost of clinical trials of drugs for rare diseases. The credit is now in jeopardy.
by Sarah Jane Tribble

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The pigeon racers of Indonesia

The pigeon racers of Indonesia

Racing requires a pair of pigeons. The male is the racer, and he flies back to the female during the race. But some Indonesian men love this sport so much, it's been blamed for a rise in divorce.
by Ari Shapiro, Matt Ozug and Claire Harbage

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