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US consumers reduced their borrowing by $18.3 billion in May

07/08/2020 03:23 PM

U.S. consumers reduced their borrowing for a third straight month as the millions of jobs lost due to the pandemic made households less eager to take on new debt.

Document: Duluth Costco construction expected to begin in fall

Duluth woman launches line of natural self-care products

Pharmaceutical industry sues to block Minnesota insulin law

Mythbusters star concerned virus could fuel home fireworks injuries

Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case

Cheese prices at record high in Wisconsin

13 Minnesotans sick with Cyclospora linked to bagged salads

The Minnesota Department of Health reports that 13 Minnesotans are sick with Cyclospora linked to bagged salads.

Existing home sale plunge 9.7% in 3rd straight monthly drop

US existing home sales plunged for the third straight month, further evidence of the harm the virus pandemic has done to the housing market.

Target permanently raises starting hourly pay to $15

Quaker retires Aunt Jemima brand due to racial stereotype

Donations rise, lines form as thrift stores reopen

Fed: Will use 'full range of tools' to boost economy

Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police

Dow sinks 1,800 as virus cases rise, deflating optimism

Mall of America reopens after nearly 3-month closure

US employers laid-off 7.7 million workers in April

Duluth store escapes J.C. Penney closing list

Financial help for college students in the pandemic

Northland Target stores open despite announcement

Tech Bytes

Tech Bytes: LinkedIn adds a new feature

Amazon is dropping Redskins merchandise and LinkedIn adds a new feature.

Tech Bytes: New additions to Instagram

Instagram is making changes to comments.

Tech Bytes: Mamba Forever Edition

Tech Bytes: Big Tech heads to Capitol Hill

Tech Bytes: New moods for Waze

New moods are available on the Waze app.

Health

Itasca County COVID-19 Case Update

Itasca leaders gave an update on COVID-19 during a virtual briefing Thursday morning. Itasca County has 68 residents who have tested positive to COVID-19 and 12 total deaths.

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

Grant awarded to build youth crisis stabilization facility in Ashland

NIH 'optimistic' COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020

Duluth City Council to vote on mask requirement

Superior bars voluntarily closing amid COVID-19 concerns

On Facebook, the Charlie Brown's Bar, Tipsy Beaver Bar, and Tavern 105 said they will all voluntarily close.

Mall of America may not reopen when originally planned

After two nights of looting in Minneapolis, the Mall of America says it may not reopen on June 1 as had been planned. The Bloomington mall is about eight miles away from the businesses that were looted on Wednesday night.

Orders for US big-ticket factory goods drop 17.2% in April

Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him

Tips for handling your finances while unemployed

Consumer confidence up slightly but remains near 6-year low

US new-home sales post slight gain in April

Wisconsin salons staying busy after reopening for appointments

Iron Range 'Open for Business' pledge

Pier 1 to go out of business and close all 540 stores

Miller Hill Mall reopens

This Week in Mining

Worker at United Taconite tests positive for COVID-19

A worker at United Taconite has tested positive for COVID-19, according to owner Cleveland-Cliffs.

An employee at United Taconite has tested positive for COVID-19.

Pandemic impacts the port, nearly 100 crew and officers laid off

Key Lakes confirmed they have laid off nearly 100 people who work on the Great Lakes Fleet.

Feds plan to prepare an environmental review of Twin Metals

The Bureau of Land Management announced its intent to prepare an environmental analysis for the Twin Metals project.

The Bureau of Land Management announced they intend to complete an EIS for the Twin Metals project.

Restart of production lines moved up to July at Minntac

Some good news for the laid off people at Minntac. The union says the company is moving up the restart of two production lines to July.

Minntac is restarting production lines in July instead of August.

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World & National

The Supreme Court ruled to keep President Donald Trump’s financial records private for now. The court ruled 7-2.

Tulsa, OK health officials says the campaign rally for Pres. Trump in late June "likely contributed" to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases. The city itself has nearly 500 confirmed new cases in the last two days.

Pres. Trump is threatening to withhold federal money if schools don’t reopen in the fall, saying the guidelines his own federal health officials have created are impractical and expensive.

The Justice Department is going ahead with its plan to resume federal executions for the first time in more than 15 years. Three people are scheduled to die by lethal injection next week.

United Airlines is sending layoff warnings to 36,000 employees, nearly half its U.S. staff. The company hopes to limit the number of layoffs by offering early retirement.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden is promising to bring production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products "back to U.S. soil."

Consumer

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