September 1, 2020

Apple, Google build virus-tracing tech directly into phones

Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by […]
September 1, 2020

13 Minneapolis Restaurants Serving Fabulous Lunch To Go

Lunch can be the carrot or the medal to get us through the day, especially now when every other day is Blursday and the months […]
September 1, 2020

Feds want deal with North Dakota over pipeline protest costs

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Army Corps of Engineers is recommending that the federal government negotiate a settlement with North Dakota for more than $38 million […]
September 1, 2020

Survey: US factories grow in August for third straight month

WASHINGTON — American factories expanded last month at the fastest pace since late 2018, continuing a rebound from the coronavirus recession. The Institute for Supply […]
September 1, 2020

Twin Cities homebuilders see early chill in August

Permits to build single-family houses and rental apartments declined double-digits during August, according to a monthly report from Housing First Minnesota, a trade group that […]
September 1, 2020

US construction spending edges up tiny 0.1% in July

WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending edged up a tiny 0.1% in July, breaking a string of losses due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. […]
September 1, 2020

Uber to require that passengers provide face-mask selfies

SAN FRANCISCO — Mask slackers will now have to provide photographic proof they’re wearing a face covering before boarding an Uber. The San Francisco-based company […]
September 1, 2020

GM, Ford complete US contracts to build breathing machines

DETROIT — General Motors says it has finished making 30,000 medical breathing machines for the U.S. government to help treat coronavirus patients. The Department of […]
September 1, 2020

Review: 'Perilous Bounty' argues U.S. farmlands are in peril

“Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It,” by Tom Philpott (Bloomsbury Publishing) Americans long have taken abundant and […]
September 1, 2020

Tesla announces plans to sell up to $5B in new stock shares

DETROIT — A day after its 5-for-1 stock split took effect, Tesla is announcing plans to sell up to $5 billion worth of common shares. […]