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More airline outages seen as carriers deal with aging technology

More airline outages seen as carriers deal with aging technology

Airlines have spent heavily to introduce new features such as automated check-in kiosks, real-time luggage tracking and slick mobile apps. But they have avoided the steep cost of rebuilding their reservations systems from the ground up.

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Cliffs breaks new ground on the Iron Range

Cliffs breaks new ground on the Iron Range

Cliffs' $65 million investment at United Taconite will enable the company to produce a specialty iron ore pellet to feed North America's largest steel blast furnace.
by Dan Kraker

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The importance of mobile homes as affordable housing

The importance of mobile homes as affordable housing

Ten mobile home parks in the region have closed in the past 25 years, but no new parks have opened, according to a Met Council report. These parks represent an important source of affordable housing, and their closures disproportionately affect residents of color.
by Tracy Mumford

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Fines for meat industry's safety problems are 'embarrassingly low'

Fines for meat industry's safety problems are 'embarrassingly low'

Slaughterhouses, while safer than decades ago, are some of the country's most hazardous workplaces. They are fined by the government for safety violations, but those fines may not be big enough.
by Luke Runyon

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