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December 8, 2014 6:53 PM

As cities spar over housing spots, working poor just want a home

The Twin Cities has a growing affordable housing shortage, but critics of a proposed Met Council plan say it lets affluent cities off the hook.

by Sasha Aslanian

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December 8, 2014 12:03 PM

Fringe no more: 'Ancient grains' will soon be a Cheerios variety

General Mills helped define the industrial era of American breakfasting with its rings of processed oats. Soon it'll put out a version with "ancient grains," which actually aren't so ancient.

by Dan Charles

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December 8, 2014 7:28 AM

Women butchers are slicing through the meat world's glass ceiling

The meat industry traditionally has been a male-dominated field. But as demand for local meat grows, that's made more room for women to carve out ownership roles.

by Leoneda Inge

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December 8, 2014 4:00 AM

The Target data breach, one year later

The Target breach was the first in a series that one cyber security report called "a rampage of attacks on U.S retailers," and made data security a top-of-mind issue for many.

by Matt Sepic

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December 6, 2014 9:33 AM

$1.99 gas on the way?

At a filling station in Oklahoma City, the price of regular gas has fallen under $2 a gallon. The last time that happened anywhere in the U.S. was in July 2010.

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December 5, 2014 2:42 PM

2014: The year when the job market finally turned the corner

Seven years after the Great Recession began, the U.S. job market finally is growing at a robust pace.

by Marilyn Geewax

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December 5, 2014 9:48 AM

MN business gets OK to exclude birth control from health plans

American Mfg Co. is the first Minnesota firm to win an exemption from the Affordable Care Act's birth control coverage mandate on religious grounds.

by Mark Zdechlik

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December 5, 2014 7:44 AM

U.S. adds 321,000 jobs, the most in nearly 3 years

Job gains have averaged 241,000 a month this year, putting 2014 on track to be the strongest year for hiring since 1999.

by The Associated Press

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December 5, 2014 7:29 AM

Uber is richer than ever, but the company still isn't playing nice

Uber's brought in $1.2 billion in its last round of financing, despite months of bad press. One professor says venture capitalists see jerks as better investments.

by Sam Sanders

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December 5, 2014 7:21 AM

For world's oil exporters, falling prices have a domino effect

Falling oil prices have been good news for the U.S. But it's causing multiple problems for some exporters.

by Jackie Northam

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