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People who know law caution Legislature to slow down on Prince bill

Accomplishments have been hard to find so far with the Minnesota Legislature but a law benefiting the estate of Prince is chugging along despite increasing warnings that it's going too fast and with not enough inspection.
by Bob Collins

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France considers the right to disconnect at night

Companies of more than 50 people would be required to have policies establishing the hours during which employees would not send or answer emails.
by Bob Collins

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Midwest towns saying ‘no thanks’ to meatpacking jobs

Midwest towns saying ‘no thanks’ to meatpacking jobs

Maybe if workers at a hog processing plant were white, Mason City, Iowa would have embraced a plan that would have brought close to 2,000 jobs to the city, an official with the company proposing the plant is suggesting.
by Bob Collins

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Homeless man finds his mother thanks to newspaper, viral video

Homeless man finds his mother thanks to newspaper, viral video

Michael Kelly talked to his mother on the phone on Mother's Day, which isn't particularly unusual except that Mary Reynolds hasn't talked to her boy in about 10 years. He's homeless in San Francisco.
by Bob Collins

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Will McAvoy takes down Donald Trump

Jeff Daniels, who starred in HBO's West Wing, recreated his Will McAvoy role -- and the famous scene that launched the series -- in a Bloomberg skit on Donald Trump.
by Bob Collins

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What do we get from U of M basketball?

What do we get from U of M basketball?

The stench from the U of M athletic department has only gotten stronger since the academic scandal under Clem Haskins. So we've gotten better at holding our nose.
by Bob Collins

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Wayward aircraft frustrating wildfire fight on Iron Range

Wayward aircraft frustrating wildfire fight on Iron Range

Like those responsible for fighting California wildfires a year ago, those in charge of quelling a wildfire on the Iron Range are frustrated with drone operators and pilots who they say are interfering with firefighting efforts. Last year, CalFire grounded all the aircraft fighting a wildfire in the San Bernardino mountains after pilots saw two drones nearby.
by Bob Collins

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What we can learn by getting a bird drunk

Granted, knowing more about how our brains work isn't everyone's cup of tea. The $51,326 that was spent on it could've been better spent somewhere else. On the other hand, that's less than a third of what we pay United States senators and we're learning more about how neurological circuitry from drunk finches than sober politicians.
by Bob Collins

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