Opening Belz, Oct. 17

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October 17, 2014 at 12:59PM

Duluth port starts with niche cargo, a "direct flight" to Europe – News Tribune
As in Minnesota, medical pot draws diverse applicants in Illinois – Chicago Tribune
Klobuchar urges inquiry into Canadian Pacific/CSX merger talks – StarTribune
House GOP presses for temporary ban on travel from West Africa – Yahoo
Rent-to-own stores offer middle class lifestyle at unsustainable cost – Washington Post
Bill that would prohibit direct Tesla sales in Michigan hits governor's desk – Crain's Detroit
Europe "balks" at austerity, Germany's gospel of belt-tightening – NY Times
UnitedHealth eyes growth on state insurance exchanges – StarTribune
Colleges try to figure out why students don't go to football games – StarTribune
The job of junk removal, in a hoarder's house – Harper's
Bret Easton Ellis on Millennials, who he calls "Generation Wuss" – Vanity Fair
If you don't look at the NY Post's cover every day, you're missing out – Newseum

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