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Former employees of Rochester Art Center seek back pay

With the Rochester Art Center's finances still in doubt, and several former employees filing complaints for back pay, there's a lot riding on this year's fundraiser.

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McCain says no to GOP health care bill

Sen. John McCain says he won't vote for the Republican bill repealing the Obama health care law. His statement likely deals a fatal blow to the last-gasp GOP measure in a Senate showdown expected next week. | A comedian leads the health care debate because somebody has to

Dayton, GOP fail to reach deal to fund Minnesota Legislature

Two days of mediated, closed-door talks between Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican-led Legislature failed to produce a deal. The GOP says Dayton walked out. Dayton said the GOP revealed greater financial reserves than previously disclosed.

Obama campus assault guidance gets scrapped under Trump

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has said that Obama's policy had been unfairly skewed against those accused of assault and had "weaponized" the Education Department to "work against schools and against students."

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After massive data breach, Equifax directed customers to fake site

The credit reporting agency set up a website to help people determine whether they had been affected by a cyberattack. But on Twitter, Equifax repeatedly pointed people to a phishing site.

'What is normal?': Friends discuss poetry and growing up with autism

Lauren Hughes and Alex Junge are friends who both work at Midwest Special Services in the Twin Cities. They recently sat down in the StoryCorps Airstream trailer for a conversation about life with autism.

Why a potential 'Free Speech Week' at Berkeley is causing a stir

Organized by a conservative student publication and right-wing activist Milo Yiannopoulos, the event is a response to what they see as university efforts to shut down conservative speakers on campus.

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