Minnesota has one of the highest home ownership rates and lowest jobless rates in the nation. That’s been consistently true in good economic times and bad. So it’s completely weird lately to read research arguing that, nationally, just the opposite is true — that rising home ownership in a state is a “precursor to eventual sharp Read more →
Faced with a stinging weekend of criticism — I wrote about it on Saturday — the Cleveland Indians today relented and agreed to give new tickets to its fans who were forced to either go home or stay until midnight when a rain-delayed game got underway. Here’s the team’s statement today: The Cleveland Indians today Read more →
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision could expand DNA’s role because it allows warrantless DNA searches of people who are arrested, not just those convicted. Read more →
Because of Tim Samaras’ encounter with a tornado in South Dakota, we know a lot more about what happens when a tornado hits than the fact it sounds like a train.
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China is pouring money and workers into Iraq to get control of most of the oil the country is producing. Read more →
The power of hope, the people who don’t give up, cereal racists, tangled up in Bob Dylan, and the people who raise bullies. Read more →
Other than the airlines, nobody is better at treating customers like dirt than Major League Baseball. Friday night’s game in Cleveland is a perfect example. It was Friday night fireworks night at Progressive Field, a tradition that dates back decades in the city. Tickets for fireworks night go quickly because few stadiums provide the after-the-game Read more →
People with a chance to win who quit in politics get a special place in the political cemetery. Read more →
Coincidence and the shootout, is class rank outdated, the Marines lose a hot meal, the New York Times gets taken, and the Boston Strong concert.
June marks four years since the Great Recession ended and the economic recovery technically began. Most Americans households are still trying to recover.
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