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Watchdog group files complaint over Google tracking in-person purchases

Watchdog group files complaint over Google tracking in-person purchases

Using search and app data, combined with third-party credit card records, Google can link online ad viewing to purchases at physical stores. User privacy may be at risk, an advocacy group says.

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How, and why, some farmers are bringing livestock back to the prairie

How, and why, some farmers are bringing livestock back to the prairie

Some farmers are grazing different types of animals on the same land in a carefully controlled pattern, which ideally will enhance animal welfare and also help regenerate the landscape.
by Amy Mayer

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Since I-35W, state has more eyes and sharper focus on bridges

Since I-35W, state has more eyes and sharper focus on bridges

Bridge inspections and attention to their findings came under scrutiny when the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed in 2007. MnDOT says it has boosted its inspection ranks, invested in better equipment and changed how it handles quality control in the years since.
by Brian Bakst

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Living in the surveillance economy

Aspen Ideas Festival: Living in the surveillance economy

What are the pros and cons of living in what people are calling a "surveillance economy?" A lot of data collection is going on via public cameras, our smart phones, web browsing, and even some home appliances. Who gets to know this information, and can they sell it?
by MPR News Staff

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Prime spot on the billionaire list: Jeff Bezos was (briefly) world's richest man

Prime spot on the billionaire list: Jeff Bezos was (briefly) world's richest man

A surge in Amazon stock made Bezos worth more than $90 billion on Thursday, putting the company's founder and CEO ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Gates, however, has given billions to charity.

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U.S. economy grows at 2.6 percent

U.S. economy grows at 2.6 percent

The economy staged a comeback from a tepid first quarter, but still fell short of the turbo-charged 3 percent growth rate promised by the Trump administration.

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Foxconn deals requires Wisconsin to act soon on tax breaks

Foxconn deals requires Wisconsin to act soon on tax breaks

A Rust Belt state that built a manufacturing legacy through assembly-line jobs will have to quickly transition to a more highly skilled workforce now that Foxconn has selected Wisconsin as the site of its coveted U.S. electronics plant.
by The Associated Press

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As cost of U.S. health care skyrockets, so does pay of health care CEOs

As cost of U.S. health care skyrockets, so does pay of health care CEOs

Compensation in recent years for the CEOs of the largest U.S. health care companies has far outstripped the wage growth of nearly all Americans, an investigation by the news site Axios has found.
by Robert Siegel and Courtney Columbus

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