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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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  • Don't politicize yuan, China central bank 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 potentially serious clash about Beijing's currency regime. People's Bank of China Vice Governor Su ... More

  • 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

  • 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

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  • Don't politicize yuan, China central bank 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 potentially serious clash about Beijing's currency regime. People's Bank of China Vice Governor Su ... 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

  • SEC head prods Congress on derivatives rules

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator said market watchdogs need to supervise credit default swaps, securities blamed for exacerbating 2008's market meltdown and more recently the Greek debt crisis. "If we continue to allow these risky financial products to operate in the ... More

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  • U.S. "very close" to job growth: Summers

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Thursday that the United States is "very close" to the point where job growth can begin. (Reporting by Chris Baltimore; editing by Carol Bishopric) 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

  • Movie "Avatar" has few fans among mining execs

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's enough to make a mining executive grit his teeth or his kids to give him the silent treatment. In a case of art imitating life -- with perhaps a little poetic license -- Oscar-winning movie "Avatar" paints big mining companies as the ... More

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  • 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

  • "Matrix" bad guy eyes "Captain America" villain

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Australian actor Hugo Weaving, who played bad guy Agent Smith in the "Matrix" franchise, is in talks to join the "Captain America" movie as the villainous Red Skull. The Marvel Studios project remains in search of the actor to play Steve ... 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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  • 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

  • Digital mirror: fashion brands convey glamour online

    By Marie-Louise Gumuchian MILAN (Reuters) - With videos of catwalk shows, pictures of glamorous models and a catalog of chic products, luxury brands are creating "digital mirrors" online as they turn to the internet to tap into growing e-commerce demand. The traditional print advert in a ... More

  • Virgin Media to trial broadband over telegraph poles

    LONDON (Reuters) - British cable operator Virgin Media is testing a new technology to deliver ultrafast broadband over telegraph poles which could allow it to extend its reach to another 1 million homes. Virgin, which is looking to cement its advantage in delivering faster broadband over ... More

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  • Kiprusoff shuts out Senators as Flames win fourth straight

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

  • Top tennis players to raise funds for Haiti

    By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Roger Federer and former tennis greats Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf will play in exhibition matches on Friday to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake. Federer and Sampras will take on Andre Agassi and ... More

  • Moya and Fish shrug off lapses to win at Indian Wells

    By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Former world number one Carlos Moya survived a shaky second set to scrape through 7-6 7-6 against American qualifier Tim Smyczek in the first round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Thursday. American Mardy Fish, runner-up here ... More

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