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November 6, 2014 3:01 PM

Postal Service adds Sunday delivery for holidays

The struggling agency lost $2 billion this spring despite increasing its volume and charging consumers more to send mail.

by The Associated Press

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November 6, 2014 10:00 AM

Here are the three Toy Hall of Fame entries for 2014 (and the also-rans)

A national selection committee made up of 24 experts, including toy collectors, designers and psychologists vote the winners in to the hall each year.

by The Associated Press

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November 5, 2014 4:25 PM

Minnesota Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over Winona rental law

Opponents of a city of Winona law that allows only 30 percent of homes on a block to be rental properties say the city does not have that authority.

by Elizabeth Baier

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November 5, 2014 3:37 PM

Can strengthening the family bridge the economic divide?

The American Enterprise Institute digs into the ties between family structures and economic success in America. Report co-author W. Bradford Wilcox of the University of Virginia explains his findings.

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November 5, 2014 12:00 AM

Why farmers aren't cheering their monster harvest

Farmers will haul in 4 billion bushels of soybeans and 14.5 billion bushels of corn, according to USDA estimates. The problem? Demand can't keep up.

by Grant Gerlock

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November 4, 2014 2:48 PM

Railroads slow to deliver needed coal, electric utilities say

Delays in coal deliveries have cut plant operations and that means consumers pay more for electricity, local utilities say.

by Dan Gunderson

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November 4, 2014 11:30 AM

MN55: The state's next big apple

The MN55 is being billed as the "new Honeycrisp," but what does that mean?

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November 4, 2014 8:31 AM

3 tips from the Minneapolis Fed president

Narayana Kocherlakota cast the only dissent in the Fed's decision last week to end its bond-buying program.

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November 3, 2014 3:00 PM

Judge denies U.S. request to block Honeywell wellness program

The federal government had asked the judge to bar the company from imposing tests and threatening to fine those who refuse.

by Jon Collins

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November 3, 2014 10:53 AM

Chilean mining giant buying Duluth Metals, Minnesota copper interests

It's not clear how the takeover will shape the company's efforts to build a massive, mostly underground mine near Ely, a few miles south of the Boundary Waters.

by Martin Moylan

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