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North Dakota man found dead at We Fest

A 24-year-old North Dakota man has been found dead in a motor home at the We Fest country music festival near Detroit Lakes.

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Dry cleaner sued for firing pregnant worker

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued White Way Cleaners, claiming the St. Paul-based dry cleaner unlawfully fired an employee because she was pregnant.
by Elizabeth Baier and Madeleine Baran

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Duluth shop stops selling offensive T-shirts

A tourist shop in Duluth will stop selling T-shirts with messages offensive to American Indians after getting complaints.

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Bemidji businesses including Ojibwe in signs

Bemidji businesses including Ojibwe in signs

A growing number of businesses in Bemidji are putting up signs in the language of the local Native American community.
by Tom Robertson

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CAIR-MN offers employers advice on Muslim workers

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is holding a workshop to teach employers how to accommodate the needs of Muslim employees.

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Minneapolis mosque opening private Islamic school

Minnesota's largest mosque is opening a private Islamic school this fall, the second of its kind in the state.
by Laura Yuen

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Minneapolis woman to be evicted after deal falls through

Minneapolis woman to be evicted after deal falls through

A Minneapolis woman's public fight to save her home from foreclosure has taken yet another turn, as efforts by a local nonprofit group to purchase the home proved unsuccessful.
by Madeleine Baran

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Same-sex couples in Wis. sign up as domestic partners

The first same-sex couple has signed up for Wisconsin's new domestic partnership registry.

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Cell phones and the hazards of driving while chatting

Cell phones and the hazards of driving while chatting

Despite study after study indicating talking and texting on cell phones while driving causes crashes, few state governments seem willing to outlaw it. Two scientists who study distraction talk about how your brain really isn't that suited to multi-tasking, and what the cost can be when one of those tasks is driving.

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