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April jobs report: 211,000 jobs added, unemployment at 4.4 percent

April jobs report: 211,000 jobs added, unemployment at 4.4 percent

In April, some of the biggest job gains came in leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance, financial activities, and mining, the agency says.

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Republicans scrap rule for small-business retirement plans

Republicans scrap rule for small-business retirement plans

The Obama-era policy allowed states to offer retirement savings plans. Retiree and worker protection groups say the state-designed plans benefit employees of small businesses that lack 401(k) plans.
by Chris Arnold

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Minnesota firms think they're doing OK on diversity; the data say no

Minnesota firms think they're doing OK on diversity; the data say no

A recent state survey found most Minnesota employers believe they have workforces that reflect the diversity of their customers and communities. But employment statistics show they're often fooling themselves.
by Martin Moylan

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U.S. company turned blind eye to wild behavior on Iraq base

U.S. company turned blind eye to wild behavior on Iraq base

More than 150 documents obtained by AP, as well as interviews with more than a half-dozen former or current Sallyport employees, show how a contractor ran amok after being hired for lucrative and essential combat support operations.
by The Associated Press

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Edina raises age to buy tobacco to 21

Edina raises age to buy tobacco to 21

It's the first such law in Minnesota. Cities elsewhere in the U.S. have similar policies.
by Tim Nelson

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A guide to Ivanka Trump's manual for 'Women Who Work'

A guide to Ivanka Trump's manual for 'Women Who Work'

Trump's new book is billed as a resource for women trying to reach their dream professional lives, but it is fairly short and nonspecific about how to get there.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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Feds OK Cirrus Aircraft plan to build 'Vision' jet in Duluth

Feds OK Cirrus Aircraft plan to build 'Vision' jet in Duluth

Cirrus is banking its future on the Vision jet, the first single-engine, personal jet to hit the market. The FAA OK'd production without requiring the agency to inspect and certify each plane.
by Dan Kraker

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Xcel, Benson agree on plan to mitigate power plant closure

Xcel, Benson agree on plan to mitigate power plant closure

The power plant in Benson has been burning turkey litter since 2007 and selling the electricity to Xcel, but the utility says the plant isn't cost effective.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Cheer up: David Rothkopf says we're on the brink of a new Renaissance

In his hew book, "The Great Questions of Tomorrow", Foreign Policy editor David Rothkopf says we need to learn from the opportunities -- and mistakes -- of civilizations throughout history.
by Jeff Jones and Tiffany Hanssen

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Members of Congress are annoyed by air travel, too

Members of Congress are annoyed by air travel, too

At a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on airline customer service, representatives expressed their personal frustrations with the vagaries of flying on U.S. airlines.

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