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June 17, 2015 4:00 AM

New law offers utility rate cuts for big business

A jobs and energy budget bill signed by Gov. Mark Dayton cuts rates for mining companies, paper mills and steel mills in northern Minnesota. But residential and small business rates will rise.

by Tom Scheck

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June 16, 2015 6:24 PM

Air travel: 6 things to watch this summer

If you're planning to travel by air this summer, you'll be one of more than 220 million U.S. airline passengers this season.

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June 16, 2015 2:34 PM

Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian dies at 98

Kerkorian founded MGM Resorts International and helped revitalize the Las Vegas Strip.

by Sam Sanders

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June 16, 2015 2:21 PM

Proposed plaque would mark Mpls. scene of 'Bloody Friday' strike

Though violence cost strikers' lives, the event was a victory for the labor movement.

by Jon Collins

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June 16, 2015 2:10 PM

U.S. House votes to buy time for Obama's trade agenda

The chamber now has until July 30 to try again to pass a package of trade-related legislation.

by Marilyn Geewax

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June 15, 2015 6:20 PM

Report: Spread of bird flu could be related to high wind

The report is far from definitive, calling for further study and saying the USDA can't point to a single statistically significant pathway for the current spread of bird flu.

by Mark Steil

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June 15, 2015 5:24 PM

Airports commission approves Terminal 2 expansion

The Metropolitan Airports Commission voted Monday to accept a $26 million bid from Knutson Construction Services to build new gates for Sun Country, Southwest, Icelandair and Condor Airlines.

by Riham Feshir

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June 15, 2015 4:23 PM

U.S. Bank buys naming rights for new Vikes stadium

The Minnesota Vikings will play home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, the NFL team said Monday.

by MPR News Staff

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June 15, 2015 3:39 PM

Panel backs $10 an hour minimum for airport workers

Metropolitan Airports Commission members voted 11-4 for the proposal, which requires the airport minimum wage to always be $1 more than the state minimum. It takes effect Aug. 1.

by Riham Feshir

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June 15, 2015 11:11 AM

Rachel Dolezal resigns as president of Spokane NAACP

Dolezal made news after it emerged that she had been presenting herself as being of mixed race, when she was born to white parents.

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