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Expired mineral leases latest flashpoint over mining near Boundary Waters

Expired mineral leases latest flashpoint over mining near Boundary Waters

Renewal of mineral leases signed 50 years ago is the latest point of contention over whether mining should be allowed near the popular wilderness destination.
by Dan Kraker

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Seniors consider co-housing alternatives

With more and more older Americans choosing to co-house, two experts discuss the economic and social benefits of the trend both for the co-habitators and communities overall.
by MPR News Staff

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Range revival? United Taconite to restart by October

Range revival? United Taconite to restart by October

Cliffs Natural Resources says it will restart the United Taconite mine and pellet plant on the Iron Range by mid-October, bringing about 420 employees back to work.
by Dan Kraker

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E. coli concerns prompt recall of General Mills flour

E. coli concerns prompt recall of General Mills flour

So far the strain in question, E. coli O121, hasn't been found in any General Mills flour or at its manufacturing facility, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff

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Researchers work to make milk greener

Researchers work to make milk greener

Here's something to consider the next time you pour milk on your cereal: The carbon footprint of a gallon of milk is about the same as a 25-mile drive in a pickup truck.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Nearly 40,000 striking Verizon workers to return Wednesday

Nearly 40,000 striking Verizon workers to return Wednesday

The tentative agreement includes 1,300 new call center jobs, nearly 11 percent in raises over four years and the first contract for Verizon wireless store workers.
by Associated Press

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Farmers wait, and wait, for guest workers amid H-2A visa delays

Farmers wait, and wait, for guest workers amid H-2A visa delays

For the third year in a row, the H-2A visa program is running behind. That's left farmers waiting for planters and pickers even as the harvest season is well underway.
by Lauren Rosenthal

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