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The White House sets a swath of new tariff rates — and a new date — for dozens of countries
An executive order says most of the tariffs will not take effect for at least a week, despite an earlier assertion that new rates would take effect on Friday. Some goods from Canada would get a new 35 percent tariff rate beginning Friday, though.
Trump calls for firing of senior Labor official after job market weakens in July
Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.
Twins hit hard reset with 9 pre-deadline trades, happy with haul yet still high on for-sale club
The Minnesota Twins have traded nearly 40 percent of their team this week. They made nine deals including seven swaps leading up to the deadline on Thursday.
Federal judge delays expiration of TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Nepalese
The Trump administration has said the conditions in the three countries have improved, therefore the immigrants can return back to their homelands. But federal Judge Trina Thompson suggested Trump's motives are discriminatory.
Post Coldplay drama, here’s what to know about kiss cams in the Twin Cities
A fan cam exposed a cheating couple at a Coldplay concert earlier in July. MPR News investigates which local venues deploy similar efforts at audience engagement and how to maintain your privacy.