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  • Lawmakers' Views On Minnesota Mining

    (St. Paul, MN)  --  Non-ferrous mining in Minnesota is among the issues on lawmakers' plate at the State Capitol today. Lawmakers get an overview of the PolyMet project in Hoyt Lakes this afternoon in Senate committee, and that same panel takes public testimony tonight on the ... More

  • Welcoming Back Mining Jobs

    (Chisholm, MN)  --  After standing idle for nearly a year, the Hibbing Taconite plant will resume production the first week of April.  Chisholm Mayor Michael Jugovich (JEW'-go-vitch) says more than 500 steelworkers will be back on the job, adding "It's not just the miners ... More

  • Latest On Chisholm Bar Shooting

    (Chisholm, MN)  --  Police are keeping close watch over the 47-year old man accused in the fatal shooting at a sports bar in Chisholm Saturday night.  Authorities say 40-year old Edward Walberg died and two other men from Chisholm are in the hospital.  The shooter was ... More

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  • Brain Injury Awareness

    (Undated)  --  More than 100-thousand Minnesotans are living with a brain injury and 12-thousand of them are children.  The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota is urging parents to make sure their kids wear a helmet in sports.  Physicians say prevention is the only cure, and that ... More

  • Bonding Bill Remains Unresolved

    (St. Paul, MN)  --  Democrats and Governor Pawlenty have agreed on General Assistance Medical Care but the high-profile bonding bill for state construction projects remains unresolved.  Democrats pulled back their first bonding bill after the governor said he'd veto it, but they could bring a ... More

  • GAMC Debate Continues

    (St. Paul, MN)  --  A new month begins at the state Legislature as the Democratic-controlled House considers an override of the governor's veto of extending General Assistance Medical Care benefits for Minnesota's poorest people.  With Governor Pawlenty's deadline of scrapping the program now ... 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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  • China calls U.S. a hypocrite over human rights

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Friday for its criticism of Beijing's restrictions on the Internet and dissent, blaming the United States for the financial crisis and saying its own rights record was terrible. In its annual survey of human rights in ... More

  • 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

  • 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

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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

  • 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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  • LG Display to spend $1.3billion to up output

    PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Flat-screen maker LG Display <034220.KS> will spend $1.3 billion to raise output and help meet robust customer demand and is betting on booming premium LCD TV sales to drive strong growth this year. The LCD industry has enjoyed brisk ... More

  • Yara exits Terra battle, shares rise

    OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Yara International ASA <YAR.OL> shied away from raising its offer for Terra Industries Inc <TRA.N> to top a rival bid, boosting its shares but scuppering its U.S. expansion plans. "Terra would be a perfect fit to Yara and ... More

  • 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

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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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  • 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

  • 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

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