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In Cargill labor dispute, Colorado finding sides with fired Muslim workers
Finding involves Muslim workers — many Somali — who took a prayer break.
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Feds award $1.1M to Twin Cities & Western railroad for safety upgrade
The money will be used for a system that automatically stops trains to avoid accidents.
Trump Tower: Not as 'huuge' as Trump says it is, but it's a common game
Does it have 68 floors, as the Trump Organization claims in its marketing materials, or 58, which is the figure listed in databases of tall buildings.
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Four years after Hurricane Sandy, real estate market rebounds
Hurricane that slammed East Coast left broad swath of devastation.
GOP says US command manipulated Islamic State intel reports
Intelligence assessments approved by senior leaders at U.S. Central Command exaggerated the progress of anti-terrorism efforts they ran against Islamic State militants, a House Republican task force said in an initial report released Thursday.
Delta computer outage included 'small fire' at data center
As flight cancelations and delays move into their fourth day, Delta Air Lines isn't providing details on a "small fire" Monday at its data center and whether that fire — or attempts to extinguish it — compounded the airline's troubles.
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Fla. man released after road rage killing is fatally shot in road rage incident
A man who had recently been released from prison after serving time for a road rage killing has been shot and killed during another road rage encounter in Florida.
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Twin Cities woman killed by Fla. officer in 'horrible accident' during exercise
"Horrible accident" took place during Citizens Academy police exercise.
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Assisted living residents who abuse likely have dementia
Study finds aggression aimed at staff, residents.
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Twin Cities woman killed during Fla. police-citizen training
Florida police say an officer accidentally shot and killed a woman during a citizens academy exercise. The Punta Gorda police chief says live fire hit Mary Knowlton during a role-playing scenario on Tuesday.
Police: Woman killed by Florida officer in academy exercise
A police "shoot/don't shoot" demonstration in Florida went shockingly awry when an officer shot and killed a 73-year-old former librarian with what police said was real ammunition used by mistake at an event designed to bring police and the public together.
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Official: Mosquito numbers dropping in Miami's Zika zone
Miami-Dade County's mosquito control director says the insect's population is dropping in the Miami neighborhood health officials have linked to 21 Zika infections.
Dirt? Mold? Grimy gunk on Jefferson Memorial baffles experts
What's darkening the formerly white rotunda of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial?
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Trump implies '2nd Amendment folks' could stop Clinton judge picks
Donald Trump at a Tuesday rally appeared to encourage gun owners to take action if Hillary Clinton is elected president and appoints judges who oppose gun rights.
Waterslide complaints surface after Kansas boy dies on ride
At least two people who rode in the last year on the same Kansas waterslide where a 10-year-old boy was killed say nylon shoulder straps came loose during the raft ride featuring a 17-story drop.
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Judge denies Blagojevich's bid to lighten 14-year sentence
A federal judge refused Tuesday to lighten Rod Blagojevich's original 14-year prison sentence for corruption, rejecting pleas for lenience by the now white-haired former Illinois governor who attended the resentencing hearing by video from a Colorado prison a thousand miles away.
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