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• Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises
Private employers hired more workers over the past three month than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend.
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• Latest oil rig issue differs from BP spill
Unlike the blast that led to the massive BP spill, the latest oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico killed no one and sent no crude gushing into the water.
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• Study: Drivers prone to take more risks on rural highways
Above, an April 23, 2010, crash that killed three teenagers on County Road 20 near Altura, Minn.
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• Grant provides housing for Native American elders
Developers have won a federal grant for a Native American elders housing project in Minneapolis, a development American Indian planners say will provide much-needed housing.
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• TV ads are weapon of choice for Bachmann, Clark
Minnesotans are getting an idea of how the candidates in the 6th Congressional District race are going to spend their mountains of cash: TV ads.
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• Tebow overcomes turnovers, Vikes top Broncos 31-24
Denver rookie Tim Tebow outplayed Minnesota's Tarvaris Jackson in the backup quarterback comparison, but the Vikings forced four first-half turnovers and beat the Broncos 31-24 on Thursday night in the preseason finale for both teams.
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• Ex-auto mogul Hecker accused of bail violations
In a court filing Thursday, prosecutors accuse fallen Twin Cities auto mogul Denny Hecker of committing new crimes while free on bail as he awaits trial on 24 counts of bankruptcy fraud and wire fraud.
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• Petters whistleblower receives 1-year sentence
Deanna Coleman was convicted of helping perpetrate the largest fraud in Minnesota history.
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• Minn. Chamber urges Pawlenty to seek health grant
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is urging Gov. Tim Pawlenty to back off his plan to try to keep federal health care dollars out of the state.
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• 3 Minn. families will share in salmonella settlement
A federal judge in Virginia has approved a settlement between a disgraced peanut supplier and scores of people who got sick eating tainted peanut butter -- including some in Minnesota.
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• Car accident in Grant causes gas leak, evacuation
A rollover accident in the city of Grant last night prompted an early morning evacuation of homes nearby because of a gas leak.
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• Feds launch investigation of Gulf platform fire
The agency that oversees offshore drilling
will investigate the fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
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• HR in 13th inning lifts Tigers to 10-9 win over Twins
Six lead changes, five ties, four errors, two
blown saves, 25 runners left on base and at least four botched
double plays.
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• Preserving history: A new look at the Titanic
Twenty five years since the wreck of the Titanic was discovered, scientists plan to plunge back in to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean in order to take 3-D images of the sunken ship. The images will be used to create a map of the Titanic, revealing large parts of the wreck that have never before been explored.
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• Minnesota runs to 24-17 win over Middle Tennessee
Duane Bennett rushed for a
career-high 187 yards and Jon Hoese scored three touchdowns just
days after deciding to make the trip to lead Minnesota to a
grinding season-opening 24-17 win over Middle Tennessee on Thursday
night.
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