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Former Best Buy CEO steps down from multiple boards of directors
The former CEO of Best Buy stepped down from the boards of Minnesota Public Radio, General Mills and others following the revelation that he contributed money to a group that created anti-Muslim videos.
What rising property values mean for you: It's not what you might think

It's property tax assessment letter season. And, this year, many homeowners across the state were surprised to see a spike in their property values — again. If yours went up, will that mean your taxes rise, too?

Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook's privacy failures

During Senate questioning Tuesday, the Facebook CEO said the company was working hard to change its own operations after the harvesting of users' private data by a data-mining company affiliated with Donald Trump's campaign. Mark Zuckerberg will face House questioners Wednesday. | How to check if your Facebook data was used by Cambridge Analytica

As Russia warns against U.S. strike, Trump threatens missiles

Responding to Russian warnings to the U.S. against military strikes in Syria, President Trump said Wednesday that missiles "will be coming" in response to Syria's suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people.

Military plane crashes in Algeria, 257 dead

Algeria's defense ministry says 257 people died when a military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria.

Minnesota's two largest export markets push for NAFTA renewal

Despite President Donald Trump's repeated scorn for the deal, his administration is nearing a renewal of the trade agreement first signed in 1994.

Trump seethes over FBI raid, ponders firing those he blames

President Trump was so incensed by the FBI's raid of his personal attorney's office and hotel room that he's privately pondered firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and publicly mused about ousting special counsel Robert Mueller.

For its 37th year, film festival returns with 157 features and dozens of shorts
Minnesota films make up about 10 percent of the festival's program.
X Games to remain in Minneapolis through 2020

ESPN and Minneapolis officials announced a two-year extension agreement Tuesday to keep the extreme-sport event at U.S. Bank Stadium.

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