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Report: Target complicit in exploiting truckers

Report: Target complicit in exploiting truckers

An investigative report by USA Today alleges Target and other big companies have ignored signs of labor abuse by trucking firms.
by Martin Moylan

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Minneapolis council approves $15 an hour minimum wage

Minneapolis council approves $15 an hour minimum wage

Higher wages will be phased in over five years for large businesses, seven for small. Blong Yang was the lone no vote on the City Council.
by Brandt Williams

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Mapping the potential economic effects of climate change

Mapping the potential economic effects of climate change

Scientists and economists predict what parts of the U.S. may get hit hardest by climate change. A new study goes county by county to gauge the potential cost of global warming.
by Christopher Joyce

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MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts fire back at Trump Twitter blasts

MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts fire back at Trump Twitter blasts

"Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski said that President Trump lied about their December encounter in a tweet and that his "unhealthy obsession" with their program doesn't serve his mental health or the country well.
by The Associated Press

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For some liquor stores, Sunday sales aren't exactly good news

For some liquor stores, Sunday sales aren't exactly good news

This weekend, Minnesota liquor retailers will be allowed to sell alcohol on a Sunday for the first time in the state's history. But not all liquor stores are planning to take full advantage of the new law.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Environmentalists criticize changes to PolyMet mine design

Environmentalists criticize changes to PolyMet mine design

WaterLegacy says changes in the mine's tailings basin and wastewater treatment facilities, and a new disclosure of how much water would be pumped from the mine, obligate federal and state agencies to take a closer look.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul drives plan for Ford site, but not everyone's on board

St. Paul drives plan for Ford site, but not everyone's on board

City leaders are pushing a "city within a city" plan they say will deliver money, jobs and people to the old Ford truck plant site in Highland Park. But neighbors are divided. A public hearing is set for Friday.
by Tim Nelson

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Minneapolis council gives initial OK to $15 minimum wage plan

Minneapolis council gives initial OK to $15 minimum wage plan

Council members amended the proposed ordinance to extend the phase-in time for small businesses from five to seven years. The wage plan appears to have enough votes for passage on Friday.
by Brandt Williams

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China frees 3 activists who probed Ivanka Trump supplier

The activists were working with China Labor Watch, a New York-based group, and were investigating Huajian Group factories in the southern Chinese cities of Ganzhou and Dongguan.
by The Associated Press

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