June 9, 2021

More than 200 arrested in Line 3 protests

Hundreds of people blocked access to an Enbridge pipeline pumping station being built a few miles south of Itasca State Park during a day of […]
June 9, 2021

JBS settles Muslim discrimination lawsuit for $5.5 million

JBS Swift & Company will pay up to $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the meatpacking company discriminated against Muslim employees at its […]
June 9, 2021

The Latest: Pakistan administers 10M doses as cases decline

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has administered 10 million vaccine doses as COVID-19 cases and deaths steadily decline in the country. Asad Umar, minister for planning and […]
June 9, 2021

Mongolians voting for president amid biggest virus outbreak

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Mongolians began voting Wednesday for a new president amid COVID-19 restrictions and efforts to revive the economy of the vast landlocked nation […]
June 9, 2021

Australia says WTO should punish Chinese economic coercion

CANBERRA, Australia — The World Trade Organization should penalize “bad behavior when it occurs,” Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday ahead of a Group of Seven […]
June 9, 2021

small change: Money Stories from the Neighborhood

Small Change Podcast MPR small change: Money Stories from the Neighborhood highlights smart, practical and collaborative money skills developed by people living with lower and […]
June 9, 2021

Ag analytics firm Sentera raises $25 million, will move to St. Paul

Sentera, an agricultural data firm based in Richfield, has raised $25 million in venture capital and will move to larger quarters in St. Paul in […]
June 9, 2021

The Latest: S. Korea, Singapore discuss July travel bubble

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is talking with Singapore about opening its first “travel bubble” in July, which would allow vaccinated travelers on direct […]
June 9, 2021

McAuliffe win sets up Virginia clash with outsider Youngkin

RICHMOND, Va. — Terry McAuliffe, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics, handily won his party’s nomination for Virginia governor in his quest for a second […]
June 9, 2021

Wisconsin Legislature to vote on ending extra unemployment

MADISON, Wis. — Unemployed people in Wisconsin would lose a $300-a-week federal bonus under a Republican-backed bill the GOP-controlled state Legislature plans to pass on […]