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EPA chemical review would exclude millions of tons of toxins

The Trump administration is retreating from a congressionally mandated review of some of the most dangerous chemicals in public use. A move firefighters and construction workers say will jeopardize their health.

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All-time high: Majority of Republicans support pot legalization for first time

A new Gallup poll shows that support for legalizing pot is at an all-time high. Nearly two-thirds of Americans are in favor, as well as 51 percent of Republicans, the highest ever.

Oil pipeline opponent uses 'necessity defense' -- What is it?

Chase Iron Eyes has pleaded not guilty to inciting a riot and criminal trespassing. He hopes to show that civil disobedience was his only option to resist a pipeline's incursion on his ancestral lands.

Police union apologizes for St. Paul campaign spat

The word war between the campaign of St. Paul mayoral candidate Melvin Carter III and the city's police union took its predictable next step today after the police union federation's vice president made a campaign issue out of a break-in at Carter's Summit-University home

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How medical professionals can bring up weight, without "fat-shaming"

Patient advocates argue medical professionals need to learn how to bring up weight in a constructive way without "fat-shaming."

Trump OKs test program to expand domestic drone flights

A presidential memo would allow exemptions from current safety rules so communities could move ahead with testing of drone operations.

Police: Burns to Duluth woman were self-inflicted

The 24-year-old Duluth woman was found on fire in a car along Highway 23 in the Fond du Lac near the Lake Superior College Fire Training Center Thursday.

Top House tax writer won't rule out changes to 401(k) plans

With 55 million U.S. workers holding some $5 trillion in their 401(k) accounts, the plans have become a touchstone of retirement security for the middle class.

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