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Minnesota attorney general sues Jamaican company for 'phantom' debt calls
Company made up debts and then bullied people with phone calls, state says.
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Wal-Mart reviews Welspun records after Target dropped the Indian company
Wal-Mart Stores said it's reviewing Welspun India's cotton certification records, joining Minneapolis-based Target to scrutinize the supplier over cheaper bedsheets being passed off as premium Egyptian cotton and sending the Indian company's stock down by daily limits for a second session.
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Alexander: The clash between browsers and security
My Firefox web browser has trouble connecting to secure websites such as Amazon and Netflix. I get the error message "SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER," and a pop-up box claims that these websites aren't secure, or that I need new website certificates. I've reinstalled Firefox several times, but that hasn't solved the problem. What can I do?
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Airline complaints declined in 2016 — really
Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported that consumer complaints about airline service nationwide declined 12.2 percent the first six months of this year, when compared with the same period last year.
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Fed chief Kashkari turns attention to American Indian economic struggles
Kashkari met with leaders for update on challenges.
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A towering Paul Bunyan is dressed for success with duds from donated items
State Fair exhibit displays Paul Bunyan in recycled clothing to make a point about reducing waste.
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Wells Fargo unit settles suit alleging illegal student-loan servicing
A Wells Fargo & Co unit will pay $4.1 million to settle allegations that it engaged in illegal private student loan servicing practices that unfairly penalized certain borrowers, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) said on Monday.
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Minnesota will not appeal ruling against clean energy law
It turns out Minnesota will not appeal a federal appellate court's decision to quash part of the state's 2007 clean energy law, conceding a victory to North Dakota and officially ending a five-year legal battle.
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Best Buy opens connected home display in Mall of America
Display at MOA is part of the retail chain's 50th anniversary celebration.
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Japan takes a few, small steps to increase immigration
Facing a shortage of employees, nation revisits immigration policies.
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Local blogger finds the best back to school deals for this week
Local blogger finds the best back to school deals for this week
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Minn. hospitals see drop in charity care costs
Cost savings partly offset by nonpayers, but it frees money for prevention.
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Charity care costs deciline
Charity care spending across 10 large hospital systems in Minnesota has declined $43 million since health insurance coverage expanded in 2014 with the federal health law.
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U.S. Bank rolls out checkless account aimed at the underbanked
The Minneapolis firm will open checkless "Safe Debit Accounts" for those outside the financial mainstream.
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Summer interns have a big impact at state's small IT, engineering firms
State-funded program helps dozens of small companies hire summer help
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