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The United Nations has added nearly 70 more companies to a blacklist of companies from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. 
Wild owner Leipold expresses patience with Kaprizov contract talks, confidence in GM Guerin’s role
The Minnesota Wild have yet to secure star forward Kirill Kaprizov beyond this season with a long-term contract. Owner Craig Leipold is trying to remain patient and leave the process to general manager Bill Guerin and his assistants. 
The Lindstrom farm growing recreational cannabis to make potent extract
Preston Torres and Max Young, cofounders of Concentrate Labs in Lindstrom, were the second cannabis cultivator to be licensed by the state and have had seeds in the ground since July.
MN Shortlist, Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Ibsen at the Guthrie and more
Minnesota Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended arts events from MPR News, this week including “Jlin: Permutation of Three” at Walker Art Center and “Learning from Place: 100 Years of Mexican American Culture on St. Paul’s West Side.”
Trump’s $100K H1-B visa fee could hit major Minnesota companies, institutions
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. Hundreds of companies in Minnesota could be affected, including several large employers like Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota.