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  • Shooting Victim Condition Upgraded

    The man who was critically injured in a shooting Saturday at a bar and grill in Chisholm is improving in a Duluth hospital.  29 year old Cale Nelson was shot twice in the abdomen and has been upgraded from critical to serious condition.  Charges could ... More

  • Superior Still On Board For Google

    The city of Superior is again in full support of the joint effort with Duluth to bring the Google high speed fiber network to the Twin Ports.  Superior had apparently decided to withdraw thinking that Google having to deal with two separate states, counties and ... More

  • Twin Ports Area Job Prospects Improving

    Duluth, Mn (KDAL)   Duluth area employers expect to hire at a healthy pace during the second quarter of 2010.  The latest Manpower Survey shows 22 percent of employers in the Twin Ports plan to hire more workers from April to June, while 10 percent are ... More

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  • Minnesota Bonding Bill Vote Likely Thursday

    (St. Paul, MN)  --  Democrats could bring a one-billion-dollar bonding bill up for a vote as soon as tomorrow after refusing Tuesday night to put in more money to expand the state sex offender treatment facility in Moose Lake.  Walker Republican Larry Howes asked Democrats to ... More

  • Pawlenty Pushes For Federal Flood Help Early

    (St. Paul, MN)  --  Governor Pawlenty isn't waiting for Minnesota's rivers to start overflowing.  The Governor has sent a letter to the president, asking he declare an expedited major disaster for the state of Minnesota, because of the strong potential for severe spring flooding ... More

  • Charges Expected In Chisholm Shooting Case

    (Chisholm, MN)  --  Charges could be filed as soon as Wednesday against the former Chisholm police officer, accused of shooting a 40-year old man to death and injuring two others at a Chisholm sports bar Saturday.  The suspect was treated at a local hospital after the ... More

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  • California revenue jumps, tax refunds should be paid on time

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's revenue in February was $480 million or 8.7 percent above the estimate in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget plan, so tax refunds should be paid on time, State Controller John Chiang said on Wednesday. There had been some ... More

  • NY lieutenant governor proposes deficit plan

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state may need a dose of the same medicine that saved New York City from a near bankruptcy in the 1970s as the state struggles with a five-year, $60 billion structural deficit, Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch said on Wednesday. Ravitch ... More

  • Walmart returns items to shelves after lost sales

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has put roughly 300 items back on its U.S. store shelves after the retailer said it "disappointed" customers by not stocking certain products. "We did discontinue some things that people didn't buy very often, but were aggravating ... More

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  • Biden appeals for Mideast peace talks without delay

    TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to start without delay despite Palestinian insistence that Israel first cancel a settlement project condemned by Washington. Israel's announcement this week, during Biden's visit, of plans to build 1 ... More

  • We don't want proxy wars in Afghanistan, Karzai says

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan does not want a proxy war between Pakistan and India or anybody else fought on its soil, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday during a visit to Pakistan. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan are vying for influence in Afghanistan, complicating U ... More

  • Greek workers strike as anger at austerity grows

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transport in the second nationwide walkout in a fortnight in protest against austerity plans. Under pressure from markets and European Union partners, the government unveiled ... More

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  • Obama taps Boeing, Xerox chiefs for Export Council

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, anxious to spur growth and tackle unemployment, will tap two top U.S. executives on Thursday to spearhead his drive to boost U.S. exports, the White House said. Obama, who pledged in his State of the Union address to ... More

  • U.S. will negotiate hard with Boeing: Gates

    (Reuters) - The United States will negotiate carefully with Boeing to build the next generation of tanker aircraft, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday. Gates said a rival's withdrawal from the multibillion dollar competition should not create further delays. "We will certainly ... More

  • Toyota hands over 2006 dissident memo to U.S. panel

    By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor said on Thursday it has handed over to a U.S. congressional committee a letter sent to its management by a splinter union in 2006 seeking reforms to improve safety after a recall crisis at ... More

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  • Jan trade gap narrows unexpectedly due to oil

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in January as oil imports fell to their lowest since February 1999, a government report showed on Thursday. The trade gap shrank 6.6 percent to $37.3 billion, the Commerce Department said. U.S. exports ... More

  • New jobless claims fall, continued claims up

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance fell slightly less than expected last week, a government report showed on Thursday, hinting at a slow labor market recovery. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 6,000 to a ... More

  • Foreclosures drop for 2nd month in February: RealtyTrac

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage foreclosure filings dropped for a second straight month in February, and notched the smallest annual increase in four years as housing-rescue efforts contained activity, a report released on Thursday showed. Foreclosures are by far one of the biggest threats ... More

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  • Pink Floyd wins UK court battle with EMI label

    LONDON (Reuters) - British rock band Pink Floyd on Thursday won a court battle with EMI in a ruling that prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the internet from the group's concept albums. The outcome of the other element of the legal ... More

  • ABC places "Trust" in Mark Burnett game-show pilot

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Mark Burnett is back in the game-show business, two months after one of his projects was scuttled by Fox amid allegations that it might have been rigged. The man behind "Survivor" and "The Apprentice" has received a pilot order from ABC ... More

  • Steve Martin watching birds in "Big Year" comedy

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Steve Martin's big year is getting even bigger. The recent Oscar co-host and Grammy winner is in negotiations to go bird-watching in "The Big Year" alongside Jack Black and Owen Wilson. The Fox comedy, which starts filming in May in ... More

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  • FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture link

    BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures. The Food and Drug Administration issued its statement following the publication of case reports of ... More

  • Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough

    LONDON (Reuters) - Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors' poor advice, scientists said on Thursday. German researchers said that over 10 years ... More

  • U.S. says "drugged driving" growing threat

    VIENNA (Reuters) - Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control official said on Tuesday. The United States is ... More

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  • SpaceX aborts rocket engine test

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station. The test was aborted two ... More

  • Scientists say UK risks losing innovation edge

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain risks decades of slow economic decline unless it invests heavily in research, which at the moment is one of the country's few genuine areas of economic competitive advantage, leading scientists said on Tuesday. The Royal Society, an influential science academy whose ... More

  • Big Bang experiment may reveal dark universe: CERN

    GENEVA (Reuters) - Dark matter, which scientists believe makes up 25 percent of the universe but whose existence has never been proven, could be detected by the giant particle collider at CERN, the research center's head said Monday. Rolf-Dieter Heuer told a news conference some ... More

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  • 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

  • Opera rolls out mobile browser for Android

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Opera Software unveiled on Thursday a version of its Mini mobile browser for use on cellphones running on Google's Android software. Opera Mini is the world's most widely used browser on cellphones, ahead of Apple's iPhone browser, as Opera benefits ... More

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  • Nadal to make grass return at Queen's

    LONDON (Reuters) - Spaniard Rafa Nadal is set to play his first competitive match on grass since winning the 2008 Wimbledon title at the Queen's Club tournament in June. "This year there is even more motivation because I could not defend my titles last year ... More

  • FIL makes donation to help rebuild dead luger's house

    BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Luge Federation (FIL) has donated 10,000 euros to the family of the Georgian luger who died at the Vancouver Olympics to help rebuild their house which was destroyed by fire. Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed on February 12. when he ... More

  • The name's Schumacher, Michael Schumacher

    MANAMA (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton may dream about being cast in the role of James Bond, but seven-times Formula One champion Michael Schumacher said Thursday the role was already his. "I am probably James Bond because I did my seventh title in the 700th grand prix ... More

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