The Stream
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Federal officials announced a $200 million settlement with a Wisconsin bank to resolve complaints of denying mortgage loans in the Twin Cities and other Midwest markets based on discriminatorypractices -
The FBI and Los Angeles airport police are investigating a threat to an EVA Air flight from Taiwan that now has landed.
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An online service run by the IRS was used by sophisticated criminals to access personal tax information from more than 100,000 taxpayers as part of a scheme to steal identities and claim fraudulent tax refunds.
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A group of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport cabin cleaners staged a spontaneous walkout to protest what they believe is the retaliatory firing of at least eight co-workers in an ongoing battle over minimum wage.
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Top Minneapolis police officials put together Little Free Libraries with the goals of getting more people reading and interacting with officers in a new way.
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A head-on crash in northern Minnesota led both vehicles to erupt in flames, killing one man and sending the other to the hospital with serious injuries.
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Princeton Place apartment complex residents often warned kids to steer clear of the deteriorating pool where two brothers were rescued from murky water.
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A fugitive former Los Angeles police officer charged with killing a man during an off-duty fight has been arrested in northern Mexico.
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You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll shudder. Here are YouTube clips of favorite game-show fails via TheWrap.
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In yet another sign of improving fortunes for the housing market and broader economy, fewer Twin Citians are falling behind on their mortgage payment.
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The Twins go for a sweep this afternoon of their three-game series against the Red Sox. Follow the game here.
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A falling visitor at a Greek museum grabbed onto an ancient vase, knocking it to the ground and breaking it.
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Comment on pedal pub story: "My goodness! About 1000 comments since this happened. We have minimized all the worlds' ills into a confrontation between pedal pushers and bikers. What next? A battle between ice cream lovers and vegetarians?" - justthetruth
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Norwegian Cruise Line said it "simply didn't understand how important it was" to passengers who wanted the option of eating in their rooms.
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Leave it to France to lead the way again in the food world. In an effort to curb food waste, France is making it illegal for supermarkets to toss edible food.
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“Wal-Mart did right by me and my family, and for my associates and their families,” Tracy Morgan says as suit over devastating car crash is settled.
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Four out of five Minnesotans are still going strong in the National Spelling Bee. And that is G-R-E-A-T.
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Not only are the Twins tied for first in the AL-Central, they're tied for second in the whole American League. -
Humorist and bestselling author David Sedaris will return to the Twin Cities, playing the State Theatre on Nov. 1.
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"I'll be at the governor's side," Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk said of negotiating a special legislative session.
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Katy Perry will headline the Starkey Hearing Foundation's 15th annual So the World May Hear Gala on July 26 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul.
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Two Minnesotans advanced to the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, limited to the top 49 spellers. The finals will be Thursday night.
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"We were 10 feet from the truck and it blew and then it blew again”: Rescuer describes fiery scene at I-35W truck crash in Roseville.
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With the design now unveiled for the new Downtown East Commons park, the focus now shifts to raising $22 million for the project in the shadow of the new Vikings stadium.
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The Lilly Pulitzer fashion house is taking heat for cartoons posted in a cubicle at its headquarters near Philadelphia suggesting little tolerance for the "fat, white and hideous."
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The Met Council edged closer to funding a $6
million pedestrian bridge at a light-rail station near the new
Vikings stadium, though some members questioned why the
team isn’t paying.
