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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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  • 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

  • Arab League chief says Mideast talks off

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel, only days after the Palestinian side had agreed to the contacts. The about-turn puts on hold U.S. efforts ... More

  • World's mega-rich adding wealth, Carlos Slim No. 1

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 percent over the last year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday. It is only ... More

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  • Volcker rule gets lift in Senate amid reform talks

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The controversial "Volcker rule" to curb risky trading by banks got a boost in the Senate on Wednesday, as two Democrats introduced a bill that would enact and expand the rule. Senators Jeff Merkley and Carl Levin introduced their bill on the rule ... More

  • Republican Bunning stirs anger with WTO block

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator who held up action earlier this month on a bill to renew jobless benefits faced more criticism on Wednesday for blocking approval of President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization. Senator Jim ... More

  • U.S. calls Myanmar election laws "a mockery"

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New laws enacted by Myanmar's military government make a mockery of democracy and ensure that elections due later this year will be a farce, the United States said on Wednesday. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the election measures, which set ... More

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  • Macquarie in push to expand U.S. presence: report

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macquarie Group Ltd <MQG.AX>, Australia's largest investment bank, wants to add more bankers in the United States to advise energy, industrial and technology companies, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing an interview with a top company executive. Tim Bishop, chief executive ... More

  • Best Buy bets on 3D TV, but no quick payoffs seen

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - While James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic "Avatar" took the box office by storm instantly, the road to success will be much longer for Best Buy Co Inc, which is making a big bet on 3D televisions this year. The top U ... More

  • BofA under regulatory pressure to shrink: report

    CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Regulators have told Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> Chief Executive Brian Moynihan and other executives that the largest U.S. bank by assets must become "much smaller," Fox Business Network's Charlie Gasparino reported on Wednesday. Industry overseers are increasingly ... More

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  • Clint Eastwood eyes J. Edgar Hoover project

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Clint Eastwood is lining up his next directing project, a biopic of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, the nation's No. 1 crimefighter for almost 50 years. Hoover was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, having headed its predecessor agency ... More

  • Madonna to launch fashion lines

    BANGALORE (Reuters) - It appears the Material Girl will be getting a lot more material. Pop star Madonna and Iconix Brand Group on Wednesday unveiled a joint venture to launch fashion brands globally, starting with a juniors collection to be sold at Macy's department stores ... More

  • Tribeca unveils film lineup, Spitzer in spotlight

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its first group of films for April's event, including one documentary about the prostitution scandal that brought down former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. The as yet untitled nonfiction film by director Alex Gibney ... 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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  • Sony unveils new motion-controlled gaming system

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp has unveiled its new motion-controlled video game system, pitching it to both casual and hard-core gamers alike, as the company looks to ride one of the hottest trends in gaming. The new system will help Sony keep pace with rivals ... More

  • Best Buy bets on 3D TV, but no quick payoffs seen

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - While James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic "Avatar" took the box office by storm instantly, the road to success will be much longer for Best Buy Co Inc, which is making a big bet on 3D televisions this year. The top U ... More

  • Amazon ruffles Canadian feathers with depot plan

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com has smashed up against Canadian pride in its efforts to open a distribution center in Canada, as booksellers grumble that it can't understand the role of Canadian culture. "Individual Canadian booksellers have traditionally played a key role in ... More

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  • Villegas will be focus of fiesta at Doral

    MIAMI (Reuters) - Colombian Camilo Villegas is the fans' favorite at Doral this week but he is keen to keep his focus on the course and not on the legions of Spanish speaking supporters who follow him. Villegas heads into Thursday's WGC-CA Championship, featuring an ... More

  • Clottey to unleash body punches to soften up Pacquiao

    ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Ghana's Joshua Clottey will target Filipino Manny Pacquiao's body for punishment when the two clash in Dallas this weekend. Seven-time world champion Pacquiao's WBO world welterweight title is on the line and Clottey intends to soften up his opponent ... More

  • Liu's title defense may be impossible, coach says

    DOHA (Reuters) - Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang's chances of defending his world indoor title this weekend are almost impossible, one of his country's top coaches said on Wednesday. "He felt he should come," Feng Shuyong, technical leader of the Chinese world championship team, said ... More

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