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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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Cloquet matchsticks factory, last in the U.S., to shut down

Eighty-five workers will lose their jobs when New Jersey-based Newell Brands closes its Diamond match factory in northeastern Minnesota in the next six months.
by Dan Kraker

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Wet fields mean more planting delays for Minnesota farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that only 1.7 days were suitable for fieldwork last week. That marked five straight weeks with fewer than three days suitable for fieldwork.
by The Associated Press

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United vows to do better after passenger dragged from plane

United vows to do better after passenger dragged from plane

The House Transportation Committee chair says the hearing will give lawmakers "an opportunity to get much-needed answers about airline customer service policies and what is being done to improve service for the flying public."
by The Associated Press

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May Day protests begin in the Twin Cities

Protesters demanding better conditions for apartment tenants, retail store janitors and immigrants are holding May Day rallies around the Twin Cities Monday.
by Matt Sepic

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