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A ’Wicked’ mistake: Mattel apologizes for printing a porn site on its doll packaging
Mattel is pulling its Wicked dolls from some store shelves because of a misprint directing shoppers to a pornographic site. Meanwhile, resellers are listing the products on eBay for up to $500.
You might beat back phragmites, the scourge of wetlands, but then what?
Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.
25 of 43 monkeys have been recovered after escaping a lab in South Carolina last week
A research facility in Yemassee, S.C., has recovered 25 of the 43 monkeys that escaped from the laboratory last week after a caretaker accidentally left the door to their enclosure unsecured.
Veterans face challenges starting small businesses but there are plenty of resources to help
Many veterans who’ve started small businesses tell a similar story: Their military service prepared them mentally for the task, but they were at a disadvantage when it came to the financial part.
Minnesotans Darwitz, Wendell-Pohl set for Hockey Hall of Fame induction Monday
It’s the first Hall of Fame class to include two women’s players since 2010 and the first ever to include two American women. Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl were teammates at the University of Minnesota and on the U.S. team that won silver at the 2002 Olympics.
Trump names Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy in new administration
Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, to be the deputy chief of policy in his new administration. The announcement was first reported by CNN on Monday.
Sherburne County will pay for recount of election results in close races
County officials say a damaged or uncleared memory card did not fully collect and transmit results from some mail-in ballots to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office on election night. That led to the state website displaying inaccurate unofficial results for Sherburne County.