U.S. hotels caught in fight over housing detained migrantsJuly 21, 2019By Associated PressThere's a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels. Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Study: Sugar ruins teeth, rules the worldJuly 20, 2019By Nadia Whitehead The authors of a new study say dental health is especially bad in low- and middle-income countries — and that Big Sugar works to make sure soda and candy aren't targeted as cavity culprits.
Coming up: Are baby bonds the fix for America’s racial wealth gap?July 19, 2019By Kerri Miller and Marcheta FornoffThe net worth of black households continues to be much lower than that of white households. Could a proposal to give each newborn a savings bond help change that?
4min 16secChasing Palmer: Minnesota tries to stop high-cost invasive weedJuly 19, 2019By Dan GundersonThe Minnesota Department of Agriculture is taking a zero-tolerance approach to the invasive Palmer amaranth plant, trying to prevent potentially significant financial losses for farmers.
UnitedHealth hikes profit forecast after big 2QJuly 18, 2019By Associated PressUnitedHealth raised profit expectations for the year after second-quarter earnings climbed almost 13 percent, and the nation's largest health insurer continued expanding beyond its core business and into care delivery.
Minneapolis refines affordable housing requirementJuly 17, 2019By Martin MoylanThe City Council is working toward finalizing an ordinance requiring that 10 or 20 percent of apartments in many developments be affordable for low-income renters. An interim ordinance is now in effect.
Minnesota, South Dakota cities wait on shrimp farm proposalJuly 17, 2019By Associated PressTru Shrimp had planned to build a multi-million-dollar shrimp production facility in Luverne, in southwestern Minnesota. But in January, the Minnesota-based company told Luvene officials it was building in South Dakota instead.
CenturyLink under state investigation after hundreds of complaintsJuly 17, 2019By Cody NelsonThe Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety is investigating CenturyLink over hundreds of complaints that the utility failed to respond to requests to locate underground cabling.
Apple, Google continue inclusive push with new emojisJuly 17, 2019By Associated PressApple and Google are rolling out dozens of new emojis that include cute critters, of course, but also expand the number of images of human diversity.
EU investigates if Amazon hurts competition by using sellers' dataJuly 17, 2019By Alina Selyukh The European Union's antitrust arm will evaluate Amazon's role as both a retailer and a marketplace for others. One focus will be on Amazon's use of data collected from third-party sellers.
