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Program rewarding farmers who protect water quality small, but growing

Program rewarding farmers who protect water quality small, but growing

Less than 1 percent of Minnesota's 26 million acres of farmland are under the agriculture water-quality certification program, but officials say that amount is growing.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Source: Ford replaces CEO in push to transform business

CEO Mark Fields is retiring at age 56 after 28 years at the company, according to a person familiar with the situation. Fields will be replaced by Jim Hackett.
by The Associated Press

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Feeling sidelined by mainstream social media, far-right users jump to Gab

Feeling sidelined by mainstream social media, far-right users jump to Gab

Criticized for being affiliated with the alt-right, the social site Gab now reports 170,000 users. It has found a niche among some conservatives and others who feel stifled by Facebook and Twitter.
by Alina Selyukh

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Energy companies urge Trump to remain in Paris climate agreement

Energy companies urge Trump to remain in Paris climate agreement

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden says he wants the U.S. to remain in the 2015 Paris climate accord. Energy companies like Exxon Mobil and BP have also urged President Trump to continue supporting the deal.
by Samantha Raphelson

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MN news quiz: IDs fixed. Grizzly flick. Feeling sick? Tick, tick, tick

MN news quiz: IDs fixed. Grizzly flick. Feeling sick? Tick, tick, tick

Why is it so hard to find affordable housing in the Twin Cities? What's different about a Real ID versus what I have now? What's the tick outlook this summer? You have questions, MPR News has answers.
by Sara Porter

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American Crystal Sugar union members approve new contract

WDAY-TV reports the agreement covers about 1,200 employees at sugar refinery plants in Moorhead, Crookston and East Grand Forks, Minn., and Hillsboro and Drayton in North Dakota, and at storage facilities in Chaska, Minn., and Mason City, Iowa.
by The Associated Press

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Lone consumer holds up Target data breach settlement

Lone consumer holds up Target data breach settlement

A single consumer in Texas, backed by an anti-class action lawsuit group, has tied up the $10 million available to consumers affect by Target's 2013 data breach.
by Martin Moylan

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Will the government help farmers adapt to a changing climate?

Will the government help farmers adapt to a changing climate?

The livelihoods of farmers and ranchers are intimately tied to weather and the environment. But they may no longer be able to depend on government research to help them adapt to climate change.
by Luke Runyon

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