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Finding purpose: Steve Grove on rediscovering the Midwest

Finding purpose: Steve Grove on rediscovering the Midwest

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Steve Grove, CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune and author of the new book, “How I Found Myself in the Midwest.”
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation

Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation

A landmark 1934 Minneapolis strike made the city a union town and influenced national labor law. It was an outcome that seemed all but impossible in the first part of the decade.
by Gretchen Brown

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WNBA All-Star's draw attention off court with Lynx duo 'StudBudz,' player salary conversation

WNBA All-Star's draw attention off court with Lynx duo 'StudBudz,' player salary conversation

Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman took viewers inside practices and parties, picking up more than 500,000 views and reaching 70,000 followers on their Twitch account.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Midway Cub Foods location to close August 2

Midway Cub Foods location to close August 2

The store announced the closure Monday in a letter to the state. It said 96 people are expected to be laid off in the closure.
by MPR News Staff

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What to know about a vulnerability being exploited on Microsoft SharePoint servers

What to know about a vulnerability being exploited on Microsoft SharePoint servers

Microsoft is issuing an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint software that hackers have exploited to carry out widespread attacks on businesses and at least some federal agencies. 
by The Associated Press

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U.S. coffee drinkers and businesses will pay the price for Trump’s Brazil tariffs

U.S. coffee drinkers and businesses will pay the price for Trump’s Brazil tariffs

President Donald Trump plans to levy a 50 percent tariff on all goods from Brazil — the source of about 30 percent of U.S. coffee imports. This looming tariff threat has sent shock waves through the U.S. coffee industry.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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More Minnesotans are carrying debt into retirement

More Minnesotans are carrying debt into retirement

What do you do if you’re getting close to retirement age and have a lot of debt and little savings? MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the growing debt burden of older Americans. 
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Chris Farrell

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Eat it, name it: Eden Prairie wants help naming its THC gummy

Eat it, name it: Eden Prairie wants help naming its THC gummy

Eden Prairie owns three liquor stores, located near grocery stores like Cub Foods and Kowalski’s. In 2023, those stores generated $897,535 of net profit on about $12 million in sales.
by Todd Melby

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