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Why are Allina nurses striking for 7 days?

Why are Allina nurses striking for 7 days?

A U professor says the limited strike is a strategy to put pressure on the company without exposing workers to income loss and uncertainty of a traditional strike.
by Jon Collins

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Minnesota health officials warn about handling chicks, young poultry

The Minnesota Department of Health has issued a warning about handling baby chicks or other young poultry after tracing nine recent cases of salmonella to people touching young birds.
by Mark Steil

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Welcome to Mongolia's new postal system: An atlas of random words

Welcome to Mongolia's new postal system: An atlas of random words

Turns out it's often tough to track down an address in Mongolia. So, the country asked a British startup to help overhaul its address system, using random three-word phrases to make it more exact.
by Eric McDaniel

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Rio's governor declares 'state of calamity' ahead of Olympic games

Rio's governor declares 'state of calamity' ahead of Olympic games

Just seven weeks before the opening ceremony of the Olympics, the governor of Rio de Janeiro has declared a "state of calamity." He says the state's government is bankrupt.

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Live at National Press Club: FCC chairman Tom Wheeler

Live at National Press Club: FCC chairman Tom Wheeler

The head of the Federal Communications Commission Tom Wheeler talks about next generation wireless, cable competition, net neutrality, the future of broadcasting, and other mysteries of our rapidly changing communication technologies.

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Nurses launch 7-day strike at Allina facilities

Nurses launch 7-day strike at Allina facilities

As expected, about 4,800 nurses walked out of five Twin Cities area Allina facilities at 7 a.m. Sunday. Health benefits remain the main dispute in contract talks. No new talks are scheduled.
by Matt Sepic

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Hopping into an untapped market

Hopping into an untapped market

The planned expansion of a hop farm would quadruple the amount of hops — a plant used to brew beer — grown in Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Minn. jobless rate steady at 3.8 percent; 1,900 jobs cut in May

Minn. jobless rate steady at 3.8 percent; 1,900 jobs cut in May

Minnesota's jobless rate held steady in May at a seasonally adjusted 3.8 percent but employers cut jobs and the state's one-year job growth continues to trail the nation, officials said Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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