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  • Duluth City Trails And Chester Bowl Ski Hill Close

    Duluth, Mn (KDAL)  The recent warm and wet weather has prompted the Duluth Parks and Recreation Department to ask the public to refrain from using city hiking trails, cross country ski trails, the dog park and disc golf course until conditions improve.  The spring thaw ... More

  • Franken Lends Google Support To Duluth

    Duluth, Mn (KDAL) U-S Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken, has brought back some "Duluth Answer Man" video clips that he did 20 years ago in support of the Twin Ports Google Fiber Initiative.  The "Duluth Answer Man" campaign was first used by the Convention and ... More

  • Mining Regulation Bill Is Removed

    A bill that could have delayed or derailed the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine project near Hoyt Lakes was pulled from consideration in the Minnesota Senate Wednesday night.  The bill would have required additional assurances of funding for land and water remediation or cleanup before operations ... More

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  • Minnesota Home Foreclosures Jump Again

    (Undated)  --  It's the same story on home foreclosures in Minnesota.  New numbers for February show a seven-percent jump in mortgage defaults over the previous month. Daren Blomquist with RealtyTrac says Minnesota's activity continues to increase but the state is doing better than many ... More

  • Redone Bonding Bill Set For Passage

    (St. Paul, MN)  --  The Minnesota House and Senate are set to pass a reworked bonding bill today which Governor Pawlenty has indicated that he'll sign. However, he also says he will line-item veto some projects.  Democrats' billion-dollar bonding package is well over the 725-million-dollar ... More

  • Minneapolis Schools' Lockdown Continues

    (Minneapolis, MN)  --  More than 30-thousand students go to school today but will stay in their classrooms as the lockdown continues in the Minneapolis School District.  The Web threat of a shooting that reportedly originated from Australia prompted officials to lockdown 60 district buildings Wednesday, while ... More

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  • New York's "Ground Zero" workers reach deal on claims

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of workers who suffered health problems after the September 11 attacks in 2001 have reached a settlement worth up to $657.5 million with an insurer representing the city of New York, city officials and lawyers said on Thursday. Thousands of ... More

  • Farm groups call on U.S. to "bust up big ag"

    ANKENY, Iowa (Reuters) - A coalition of family farmers, consumers and other critics of corporate agriculture on Thursday called on the U.S. government to crack down on what they see as unfair consolidation of the nation's food system into the hands of a few ... More

  • Teacher killed by wolves in Alaska, police say

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A schoolteacher found dead this week near a remote Alaska village was probably killed by wolves, Alaska State Troopers said on Thursday. The fatal attack could be the first on U.S. soil in more than 50 years. Attacks by wild wolves ... More

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  • Head of German Church apologizes to abuse victims

    VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests and said after meeting Pope Benedict Friday the pontiff encouraged him to press ahead with tackling the problem. Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of the German Bishops' Conference ... More

  • Old and new converge in rising British Conservative

    STAINES, England (Reuters) - A son of Ghanaian immigrants who was educated at Eton, Britain's most exclusive private school, parliamentary candidate Kwasi Kwarteng embodies both change and continuity in the Conservative Party. An admirer of Margaret Thatcher, who as prime minister in the 1980s transformed ... More

  • Greek jobless rate eases but recession entrenched

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's gross domestic product shrank slightly less than feared at the end of 2009 and unemployment eased, but the economy looked set to deteriorate as the government imposes major cutbacks. Greece's 240 billion euro economy, about 2.5 percent of the ... More

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  • Leave yuan to us, China tells Obama

    BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States should not make a political issue out of the yuan, a Chinese central banker said on Friday, as the two countries lurched toward a potential bust-up over Beijing's currency regime. The latest rhetorical salvoes underlined how long-running friction caused ... More

  • Obama to tap Yellen for Fed vice chair: source

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday. Yellen would replace Donald Kohn, a 40-year veteran ... More

  • Sen. Reid's family injured in car accident

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were seriously injured on Thursday when their vehicle was rear-ended by a truck on a highway, the senator's office said. Reid's wife, Landra, 69, was in serious condition with a broken ... More

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  • Wells Fargo eyes end to Baltimore mortgage lawsuit

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co <WFC.N> may be moving toward a settlement of Baltimore's lawsuit accusing it of steering minority borrowers to expensive home loans. The fourth-largest U.S. bank has asked a federal judge in Baltimore to extend the city's ... More

  • KKR files for long-awaited NYSE listing

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co <KKR.UL> has filed to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, moving forward with its two-year effort to become a publicly traded company. New York-based KKR has been planning for two years ... More

  • AnnTaylor posts surprise quarterly profit

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women's clothing retailer AnnTaylor Stores Corp <ANN.N> reported a surprise quarterly profit on Friday, helped by tight inventory management and improved merchandise. The retailer, which operates its namesake Ann Taylor chain and the more casual, less expensive LOFT stores, said ... More

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  • Vonn wins third successive overall World Cup

    GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn of the United States won the women's overall Alpine ski World Cup title for the third year running on Friday. Vonn won the super-G at the World Cup finals to make sure of the title with one race left ... More

  • China's "flyaway" policy won't work for all sport: Yan Zi

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's 'flyaway' policy, which allows top tennis players independence from the state system, is working well but may not be suitable for all sports, former grand slam doubles champion Yan Zi said. The Olympic bronze medalist, who made her debut appearance as ... More

  • Kiprusoff shuts out Senators as Flames extend run

    CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Miikka Kiprusoff made 33 saves to lead the in-form Calgary Flames to a 2-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. Kiprusoff recorded his 30th win of the season for the fifth consecutive year and team mates Jamal Mayers and Christopher Higgins ... More

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  • Birth control pill poses no added health risk

    LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, including cancer and heart disease. British researchers said their study, which ... More

  • Drugmakers agree on landmark vaccines deal for poor

    LONDON (Reuters) - Several drug firms have agreed on a landmark deal to supply up to 200 million doses a year of cut-price pneumococcal vaccines to developing nations, according to the global immunization alliance that is overseeing the deal. Leading manufacturers of such vaccines include GlaxoSmithKline ... More

  • Glenn Close has genes mapped

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter. And now American film actress Glenn Close has joined a handful of celebrities to have their genome sequenced in the name of science. Close, who stars in the FX television series ... More

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  • Glenn Close has genes mapped

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter. And now American film actress Glenn Close has joined a handful of celebrities to have their genome sequenced in the name of science. Close, who stars in the FX television series ... More

  • Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns. Hans Clevers and a team of Dutch and Swedish researchers conducted a study in mice and ... More

  • "Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA. The studies, which would not have been possible a year or two ago, are the first ... More

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  • Nokia, Apple seek patent trial in 2 years

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the specter of a prolonged legal struggle. Handset leader Nokia sued iPhone maker Apple last October, accusing the ... More

  • China warns Google as Internet row deal seen soon

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security. The chief executive of Google, Eric Schmidt, said this week he hoped ... More

  • FCC releases Internet speed test tool

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet. Located at the site www.broadband.gov, the test is aimed at allowing consumers to compare their actual speeds with the ... More

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  • Showtime signs deal to air DreamWorks films

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS Corp's Showtime Networks Inc said on Thursday it has signed a deal to air movies from DreamWorks Studios, in a long-term agreement that could help restore content Showtime lost when three top studios started their own channel. Showtime Networks reached ... More

  • TBS casts actresses for "Security" drama pilot

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - TBS has cast Constance Zimmer and Kat Foster as the leads in its drama pilot "In Security." "Security" revolves around two sisters (Zimmer, Foster) who take over their father's private-security business protecting the super-elite while dealing with personal and family ... More

  • Fox mulling "Avatar" summer re-release

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Get ready for "Avatar"-plus. James Cameron and Fox are in discussions about rereleasing "Avatar," primarily in 3D theaters, in late summer -- and, tantalizingly, with additional scenes that had been left on the cutting-room floor in the rush to ready the ... More

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