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July 22, 2014 11:18 AM

Goodwill, feds investigate possible data breach

Goodwill said it is working with credit card makers, the Secret Service and fraud investigators to figure out if a breach occurred, but so far none has been discovered.

by The Associated Press

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July 22, 2014 9:00 AM

5 facts about America's income segregation

The Twin Cities actually buck the trend: The metro area is one of the least income segregated large metros in the country.

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July 22, 2014 8:45 AM

Some food companies are quietly dumping GMO ingredients

General Mills' Original plain Cheerios are now GMO-free. But the only announcement was in a company blog post from January. And you won't see any label on the box highlighting the change.

by Jane Lindholm

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July 21, 2014 6:59 PM

Fermenting a new city: Fitger's Brewhouse brings change to Duluth

Beer. It's helped Duluth transform itself from a city largely built on the mining and shipping industries.

by Dan Kraker

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July 21, 2014 4:48 PM

Tougher driving ahead in NW Twin Cities as I-494 project launches

The Minnesota Department of Transportation on Monday launched an improvement project on Interstate 494 that will slow traffic and bring night and weekend lane closures through the fall.

by Tim Nelson

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July 21, 2014 3:55 AM

Some US states with higher minimum wages gain more jobs

The 13 U.S. states that raised their minimum wages at the beginning of this year are adding jobs at a faster pace than those that did not, providing some counter-intuitive fuel to the debate over what impact a higher minimum has on hiring trends.

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July 20, 2014 12:40 PM

Rethinking illusion of 'homo economicus'

Standard economic theory assumes that humans behave rationally and are able to objectively calculate the value (or cost) of the different choices they are presented with. In fact, we pride ourselves on our rationality. Different from the animals, we humans have the unique capacity for logical thought and rational decision making. Or do we?

by Wim Hordijk

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July 20, 2014 4:55 AM

Activist deploys drones to expose factory farm operations

An independent journalist says he's found a way around the so-called "ag-gag" laws by flying drones over large livestock operations to document animal welfare problems and pollution.

by Peggy Lowe

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July 19, 2014 8:07 AM

Road closures this weekend

Drivers will find major road closures in the Minneapolis suburbs this weekend.

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July 18, 2014 3:11 PM

LIVE National Press Club: Transportation secretary Anthony Foxx

US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will speak about increasing U.S. transportation infrastructure spending at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday July 21. Foxx is a former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina who became transportation secretary last year.

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