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Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornado

Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives. Updated 5:23 PM

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Medtronic cutting 2,000 jobs worldwide, 500 in Minnesota

The Fridley-based med-tech company confirmed Tuesday that it is eliminating 2,000 jobs worldwide, the same day that it reported strong fourth-quarter earnings. Updated 2:16 PM

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DFL leaders call budget 'progress;' GOP says it's 'tax, tax, tax'

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders pronounced one-party governance a success and said the budget deal approved late Monday will have tangible results for middle-class Minnesotans. GOP leaders disagreed, saying the government is overreaching. Updated 5:06 PM

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A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty to being one of two teens who killed Nizzel George as the boy slept on his grandmother's couch in north Minneapolis last summer. Updated 50 minutes ago

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