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  • Big Crowds Expected For Duluth Tall Ship Festival

    An estimated 125,000 people turned out to see three tall ships that were in port in 2008.  Gene Shaw from Visit Duluth expects many more for this weekend's festival that features nine tall ships.  A grand parade will open the festivities today as ... More

  • Duluth Air Guard Funds Included In Bill

    Eight million dollars for the 148th Air Guard Wing in Duluth has been included in a military construction spending bill being debated in the U-S House.  Congressman Jim Oberstar says the funds would be used to build a new facility for arming aircraft and training ... More

  • Do You Know This Man?

    Duluth Police are looking for help in identifying a man who made a purchase at a Superior convenience store with a stolen bank card.  The card and other personal items were in a purse that was taken in a vehicle prowl in the Munger Trail ... More

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  • 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

  • New Tobacco Laws To Take Effect In Minnesota

    St. Paul, MN) --  Of the many new state laws taking effect on August 1st, one is designed to keep children away from cigarettes and tobacco products.  Minnesota lawmakers have expanded the definition of tobacco products to include anything containing tobacco and intended for human consumption ... More

  • Zebra Mussels Found In Lake Minnetonka

    (St. Paul, MN) --  It is now confirmed that zebra mussels have been found in one of Minnesota's most prized lakes.  The D-N-R says a west-metro resident reported her findings of several tiny zebra mussels attached to rocks along the shore of Lake Minnetonka.  More ... More

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  • U.S. closes consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has shut indefinitely its consulate in Mexico's most violent drug war city Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, to evaluate security conditions. The U.S. embassy in Mexico City said in a statement on Thursday that ... More

  • California pot sweep linked to Mexican drug cartels

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California authorities said on Thursday they have made dozens of arrests and destroyed marijuana plants worth billions of dollars on farms that officials said are controlled by Mexican drug traffickers. The street value of the marijuana destroyed in California's Sierra Nevada ... More

  • Four killed in Air Force plane crash in Alaska

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - All four crew members were killed in a U.S. Air Force cargo plane that crashed in flames while practicing for an aviation show at Elmendorf Air Force Base, the Air Force said Thursday. The C-17 Globemaster went down Wednesday evening in ... More

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  • House to take up offshore drilling reform bill

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry's offshore drilling practices ... More

  • U.S. closes consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has shut indefinitely its consulate in Mexico's most violent drug war city Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, to evaluate security conditions. The U.S. embassy in Mexico City said in a statement on Thursday that ... More

  • Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup

    GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon's war against drug cartels but one that is unlikely to end spiraling violence. The Mexican army shot dead Coronel, a senior ... More

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  • Cuomo can try ex-Hevesi aide on felonies: NY judge

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The central figure in a New York public pension corruption case will be tried on some of the most serious charges brought against him by the attorney general, including felonies, a judge ruled on Thursday. Henry Morris, the former state comptroller's ... More

  • Senate plans Wed. test vote on oil spill bill

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate plans to hold a procedural vote next Wednesday to test whether there is enough support to pass legislation clamping down on offshore oil drilling procedures and expanding alternative energy, a Democratic aide said on Thursday. If Democrats cannot get the necessary ... More

  • Fed officials clash on need for more stimulus

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials clashed on Thursday over whether the central bank should be more aggressive in supporting the stumbling economy and one said the Fed's current policy may be contributing to worryingly low levels of inflation. The Fed's promise to hold ... More

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  • Goldman Sachs eyes Slovenian top bank: report

    LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs <GS.N> is interested in taking over Slovenia's largest bank Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), daily paper Finance reported on Friday, citing unofficial government sources. The newspaper gave no details. It also said the government would approve a possible takeover of ... More

  • Disney sells Miramax for $600 million to investor group

    LOS ANGELES/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Friday it had sold film studio Miramax for about $660 million to an investor group, ending months of talks between the media group and various bidders. The sale of Miramax Films to a group including construction ... More

  • Samsung Elec sees weak profit after record Q2

    SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics <005930.KS>, the world's No.1 memory chipmaker, warned of weaker margins and profit growth after posting record quarterly earnings, as prices of chips and flat screens drop and smartphone competition grows. Chairman Lee Kun-hee, 68, the country's richest ... More

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  • Castro powers surging White Sox to win

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The red-hot Chicago White Sox stretched their home winning streak to 11 games with a 9-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners Thursday. Ramon Castro led the way with two home runs as the A.L. Central-leading White Sox continued their dominance at their ... More

  • Sharapova and Bartoli reach Stanford quarter-finals

    STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Holder Marion Bartoli advanced to the quarter-finals of the Stanford Classic on Thursday with a 6-3 6-4 win over former world number one Ana Ivanovic, while Maria Sharapova also advanced to the last eight. Russian Sharapova, a three-times grand slam winner, beat ... More

  • Compton takes heart from sponsor's exemption at Greenbrier

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Double heart-transplant recipient Erik Compton made the most of his sponsor's exemption for the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia by charging into a tie for the lead in Thursday's first round. The American shrugged off two bogeys in the first ... More

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  • New TB test must reach more people: expert

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - A new diagnostic tool that reduces to two hours the time needed to detect drug-resistant tuberculosis must be made available to populations vulnerable to the disease, a World Health Organization expert said. Asia carries more than half the global caseload of drug ... More

  • Test designed to screen resistance to cancer drug

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan have designed a test to identify patients who are likely to be resistant to imatinib, the standard drug for treating leukemia or cancer of the blood cells. Such a test is important as imatinib resistance occurs usually to relapse ... More

  • Calcium supplements may raise risk of heart attack

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Calcium supplements, which many people consume hoping to ward off osteoporosis, may increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 30 percent, researchers reported Friday. These tiny tablets which carry concentrated doses of calcium were also associated with higher incidences ... 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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  • Samsung Elec to introduce Android-based tablet in Q3

    SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co plans to introduce tablet computers this quarter based on Google's Android operating system, joining a growing list of firms seeking to challenge Apple's popular iPad. Global handset vendors and PC makers including Nokia, LG Electronics and Hewlett-Packard Co ... More

  • Growing smartphone battle seen hitting vendors' profits

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - An increasingly heated battle in the global smartphone market is set to weigh on handset vendors' profit margins during the remainder of the year, analysts said on Friday. All top cellphone vendors, including Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Research in Motion, are rolling out ... More

  • TeleNav shares sink on revenue worries on Sprint deal

    BANGALORE (Reuters) - Navigation technology company TeleNav Inc warned that a contract renegotiation with its largest customer could lead to a fall in revenue, sending its shares down 16 percent in extended trade. TeleNav said it expects any extended agreement would lead to declines in average ... More

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  Top Stories in Entertainment

  • Disney sells Miramax for $600 million to investor group

    LOS ANGELES/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Friday it had sold film studio Miramax for about $660 million to an investor group, ending months of talks between the media group and various bidders. The sale of Miramax Films to a group including construction ... More

  • Mark Wahlberg: God most important part of my life

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Actor Mark Wahlberg received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday as part of the promotion for "The Other Guys." The cop comedy, starring Will Ferrell and directed by Adam McKay, opens in North America next Friday through ... More

  • Marc Cohn's new album sets chart record for singer

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn has notched his highest career rank on the Billboard 200 album chart, as "Listening Booth: 1970" debuted at No. 28 this week. The 1991 best new artist Grammy Award winner previously went as high as No. 38 with his ... More

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