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  • Tall Ship Festival Continues In Duluth

    Thousands of people jammed into the canal park area and other vantage points on Thursday afternoon to watch the tall ships sail under the Aerial Lift Bridge and into the Duluth harbor.  The nine tall ships are now open for tours and some will conduct ... More

  • Area Projects In Appropriations Bill

    Several projects in northeastern Minnesota are included in the appropriations bill that funds national transportation and housing programs.  The 67 billion dollar bill includes money for engineering and design of the proposed Northern Lights Express passenger rail service between the Twin Ports and Twin Cities ... More

  • Carlton County ATV Crash Kills Driver

    (Holyoke Township, MN)  --  The driver of an ATV is dead after he swerved to miss a deer in northeastern Minnesota Thursday morning.  The Carlton County Sheriff's office says the 48-year-old man lost control and was thrown from his ATV near Holyoke Township.  The man ... More

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  • Michigan Oil Spill Not A Threat To Great Lakes

    Federal officials are promising an oil spill from a Michigan pipeline is not a threat to the Great Lakes.  The EPA says the 820 thousand gallon spill has been contained on the Kalamazoo River, roughly 50 miles from Lake Michigan.  Crews have been using oil ... More

  • Suspects Charged With Setting Man On Fire

    Two suspects have been charged with assault and attempted murder after a man was found badly burned on a street in Virginia earlier this week.  21 year old Forrest King had burns over half his body and is still in critical condition in a Duluth ... More

  • Home Foreclosures Up In Twin Ports And Twin Cities

    (Undated)  --  From January through June, foreclosure rates were up over the first half of 2009 in both the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area and Duluth-Superior.  The Twin Cities saw a four-percent year-over-year jump while the Twin Ports had a 48-percent increase.  But RealtyTrac's Daren Blomquist ... More

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  • Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony this week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. The ... More

  • Arizona immigration law appeal set for November

    PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - A U.S. court denied a request for an expedited hearing on Friday and instead set a November date for Arizona's appeal to a federal court ruling that blocked key parts of a state law cracking down on illegal immigration. Lawyers ... More

  • U.S. bank failures total 108 after 5 shut on Friday

    By Corbett B. Daly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank failures reached 108 so far in 2010 on Friday as regulators seized five small banks in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast, none publicly traded. Bank failures are expected to peak this quarter, with the industry ... More

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  • Sri Lanka, Hawaii sites get world heritage status

    BRASILIA (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central highlands and a protected marine area in Hawaii, the only habitats of several endangered plant and animal species, have been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, the U.N. body said on Saturday. Sri Lanka's ... More

  • Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony this week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. The ... More

  • Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks

    ISLAMABAD/LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism. A spokesman for the ... More

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  • Nebraska's Nelson first Democratic senator to oppose Kagan

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has announced he will oppose the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, making him the first Democrat to declare against her. "I have heard concerns from Nebraskans regarding Ms. Kagan, and her lack of a ... More

  • Obama: Republicans holding small businesses "hostage"

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday accused Republicans of holding American small businesses "hostage to politics" after Republican senators refused to back a $30 billion small-business lending package. Senate Republicans blocked the package on Thursday, dealing a fresh blow to Obama's efforts to ... More

  • Second senior Democrat may face ethics trial

    By Corbett B. Daly and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second senior Democratic lawmaker may face a public ethics trial this fall, adding a new threat to their party's efforts to keep control of the House of Representatives in the November elections. The House ... More

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  • Eurazeo in exclusive B&B Hotels talks with Carlyle

    PARIS (Reuters) - French financial holding firm Eurazeo said on Saturday it is in exclusive talks to sell its B&B Hotels chain to U.S. private equity firm the Carlyle Group. The negotiations assume an enterprise value for the business of 485 million euros ($633 ... More

  • BP may sell German gas stations for $2.6 billion

    VIENNA (Reuters) - BP Plc is seeking to sell its German petrol station chain Aral for around 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing investment bankers familiar with BP's plans. Wirtschaftswoche said France's Total, Russia's Rosneft and ... More

  • Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promising picture of the recovery. The Standard & Poor's 500 <.SPX> index has been stuck near its ... More

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  • Counterpoint: How To Win An Internet PR Fight

    How Do You Win An Internet PR Fight? Don't Have One...Growing up my father tried to instill in me the idea that "the better man walks away from a fight." Of course, it was a hard sell. We live in a culture that ... More

  • Kerr's model pal fuels pregnancy reports

    The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 33, exchanged vows with Kerr in a top secret ceremony last week (22Jul10), less than a month after announcing their engagement. Tabloid reports have since claimed the pair wanted to rush down the aisle and wed because Kerr is ... More

  • The Beginner's 'Jersey Shore' Glossary

    A Beginner's Jersey Shore GlossaryAfter many months of waiting, MTV's trashy pop culture sensation Jersey Shore has mercifully returned to us. Though the location has changed, from Seaside Heights to Miami, the formula remains the same: four girls and four guys - for whom ... More

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  • For blood pressure, can you be fit but fat?

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're trying to bring your blood pressure to healthy levels, a new study suggests that how much you weigh is more important than how fit you are. As expected, the study found that overweight or obese people were more ... More

  • What prevents falls after strokes? Study: Not much

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While most stroke survivors will suffer falls, strategies to prevent these dangerous events continue to fall short, suggests a new study out of Australia. Up to three in four stroke survivors fall within six months of their stroke, and these falls ... More

  • The pill equally effective in obese, thin women

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs. As long as a woman-heavy or thin--took the pill consistently ... More

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  • Canadian archeologists find lost ship in Arctic

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian archeologists have discovered the wreckage of the ship that has been credited with discovering the fabled Northwest Passage, saying the vessel remains in good condition after being abandoned more than 150 years ago in the Arctic ice. Archeologists were able to snap ... More

  • Rabbits grow their own joint replacements in study

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rabbits implanted with artificial bones re-grew their own joints, complete with cartilage, researchers reported on Thursday. Only a single compound called a growth factor was needed to induce the rabbits' bodies to remodel the joint tissue, said the team at Columbia University in ... More

  • Study changes picture of U.S. quake hazards

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risk of earthquakes in the U.S. Midwest may be more widespread than geologists have believed, but a "big one" may be less likely at Missouri's New Madrid fault, researchers said on Wednesday. They found that rivers that swept away sediments ... More

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  • Software released for attacking Android phones

    LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Two security experts said on Friday they released a tool for attacking smartphones that use Google Inc's Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug that lets hackers read a victim's email and text messages. "It wasn't ... More

  • Emboldened RIM readies new touchscreen BlackBerry

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Research In Motion is not known for its dramatic flair. Like the BlackBerry itself, with its renowned email security, the Canadian smartphone maker seems to put function before form. But RIM may break with tradition next Tuesday when it raises the curtain on ... More

  • Facebook may postpone IPO to 2012: report

    (Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook Inc may postpone its initial public offering until 2012, Bloomberg said, citing three people familiar with the matter. The move may give Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg more time to gain users and boost sales, but Zuckerberg could still push for ... More

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  • Yankees acquisition of Berkman headlines trade flurry

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees acquisition of five time All-Star Lance Berkman headlined a flurry of trades as Major League Baseball's non-waiver deadline passed Saturday. "I never thought in a million years it would happen, being a lifelong Houston Astro," said Berkman ... More

  • Red Sox rally to beat Tigers in ninth

    BOSTON (Reuters) - David Ortiz hit a three-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. "It feels good, man. We hadn't been able to come back lately," Ortiz ... More

  • Dodgers add Lilly and Theriot from Cubs

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired left handed starting pitcher Ted Lilly and infielder Ryan Theriot from the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in exchange for second baseman Blake DeWitt and two minor leaguers. Lilly, who is 3-8 this season with a 3.69 ... More

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