People wouldn't need a personal car, and that would mean less pollution, less land tied up with garages, parking lots and ramps, and fewer highway deaths. Scientist Christoph Mertz at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University said the advent of self-driving cars could provide tremendous benefits.
A Paynesville, Minn., man has been charged with murdering his elderly grandparents who had taken him into their home. Last Thursday, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension sent out a request for help in finding missing people.
U.S. stock indexes surged about 3 percent Monday after fears eased of a trade war with China. The two big trading partners reportedly are negotiating to improve U.S. access to Chinese markets.
Watershed experts this year are experimenting with a novel approach, combining two proven nitrate filters — wetlands and woodchips — into one project targeted at some of the Vermillion's most nitrate-laden water.
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