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October 5, 2015 2:15 PM

Protesters take aim at McDonald's, potato giant over water use, pesticides

The Pesticide Action Network and Toxic Taters Coalition plan to gather outside 11 McDonald's restaurants around Minnesota Tuesday, but their main target is potato grower and McDonald's supplier R.D. Offut.

by John Enger

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October 5, 2015 1:02 PM

Delta adding summer nonstops from Twin Cities to Rome

Delta Air Lines said Monday it will add daily nonstop service from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Rome starting in May and running through its peak summer season.

by MPR News Staff

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October 5, 2015 12:28 PM

Money, race, politics tangle northern Minnesota land deal

When lawmakers killed White Earth Nation's request to buy land using state Legacy Amendment funds, they said it was about taxes. Critics say it's about keeping tribes from owning land.

by Dan Gunderson

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October 4, 2015 1:00 PM

Sunday growler sales, later weekend liquor store hours start in Rochester

Sunday beer growler sales and later weeknight hours for liquor stores are on tap in Rochester starting this weekend.

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October 3, 2015 2:21 PM

Mineview in the Sky, an Iron Range tourist attraction, to close Sunday

For 36 years, Mineview in the Sky has offered views of the operating United Taconite Mine and the waters that fill the abandoned Rouchleau mine pit. It will close Sunday to make for United Taconite's expansion.

by Dan Kraker

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October 2, 2015 9:51 AM

Hackers breach credit agency Experian, stealing 15M T-Mobile customers' info

Experian said on its website that it doesn't know who was behind the hack and that it is taking "necessary steps" to prevent further breaches.

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October 2, 2015 7:40 AM

Economy adds 142,000 jobs; Unemployment steady at 5.1 percent

New jobs in September fell short of what most economists had forecast.

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October 1, 2015 6:36 PM

State restores health care contracts after county appeals

One Minnesota insurer that sued the state after losing most of its public program contracts is getting them all back. Another company in a similar situation isn't so lucky.

by The Associated Press

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October 1, 2015 7:50 AM

Despite improving job market, blacks still face tougher prospects

New social science research explores why the unemployment rate for blacks is persistently worse than the unemployment rate for whites.

by Shankar Vedantam

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October 1, 2015 4:00 AM

For Minnesota hazmat inspector, many railcars and not enough time

A day in the life of one safety inspector shows the steep challenges Minnesota faces keeping watch over a vast number of trains loaded with oil and other hazardous materials.

by Dan Gunderson

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