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A bicyclist in her 50s was struck by a vehicle and killed Tuesday afternoon in West St. Paul, according to police. The St. Paul woman, who was riding along S. Robert Street, was hit about 2:15 p.m. south of Crusader Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Her name has not been released. The name of the vehicle’s driver, who did not have any passengers, was also not released. It …

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A bicyclist in her 50s was struck by a vehicle and killed Tuesday afternoon in West St. Paul, according to police. The St. Paul woman, who was riding along S. Robert Street, was hit about 2:15 p.m. south of Crusader Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Her name has not been released. The name of the vehicle’s driver, who did not have any passengers, was also not released. It …

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The World Series takes place today through Saturday in Rochester, at the Fuad Mansour Soccer Complex, 2100 College View Road SE., from about 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days. The championship game starts at noon Saturday.

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Domestic cat: A house cat that’s been socialized and is used to human contact. Domesticated cats tend to “meow″ to draw the attention of humans. Feral cat: A cat that spends most of its time in the wild and is not tame. Feral cats are usually intimidated by humans and will attack if cornered. They don’t “meow″ at people or display other socialization behaviors akin to domestic cats. Stray cat: A …

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A five year old boy drowned Tuesday evening in Long Lake in New Brighton. New Brighton police said the boy was pulled from

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ROCHESTER A day after he arrived here from his home in California, Chance Cranford pronounced it a “real neat, clean little place.” Wait a minute. Chance, you’re blind! How do you know how clean it is? “Well, it seems clean,” he said. “Walking around, you don′t kick any litter — or any cans.” The 2007 National Beep Baseball World Series — baseball played in the dark, so to speak, specially …

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There’s a major east-west piece of pavement that crosses Minneapolis. It’s got entrance ramps, fast-moving traffic, and even spots of congestion — and there’s not a car in sight. With nearly a year of crosstown service under its belt and a new high-tech bridge poised to leap across Hiawatha Avenue, the Midtown Greenway has become the I-94 for bicycles through Minneapolis. And its growing legions …

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There’s a major east-west piece of pavement that crosses Minneapolis. It’s got entrance ramps, fast-moving traffic, and even spots of congestion — and there’s not a car in sight. With nearly a year of crosstown service under its belt and a new high-tech bridge poised to leap across Hiawatha Avenue, the Midtown Greenway has become the I-94 for bicycles through Minneapolis. And its growing legions …

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” Storefronts: Ticket King moves its Hudson, Wis., operation to the corner of Washington Street and Chicago Avenue near the Dome today and will open a St. Paul outlet in September near Xcel Energy Center. ” Internet: You can now use eBay, StubHub.com and other sites to buy and sell tickets for whatever price the market bears. The Wild and Vikings already allow season-ticket holders to resell …

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Ticket scalping loses its stigma today. The 94-year-old Minnesota law that made reselling tickets for more than face value a misdemeanor was erased from the books at 12:01 a.m. While the change will help the self-image of street-corner ticket hawkers, it also might help fans by broadening the resale market for tickets to games and concerts. “It’s going to be better for the consumers because …

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MitoPharm Corporation, Inc. (Pinksheets: MTPM), today announced that its founder, Dr. Robert Ko, is introducing a new, commercial - scale process for the extraction of “(-) Schisandrin B″ and “Schisandrin B.”

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A 5-year-old boy drowned in Long Lake in New Brighton, Minn. Tuesday evening, according to the New Brighton Police Department. More Minnesota News

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The tragedy of losing his 34-year-old son in St. Paul′s storm-sewer accident last week has taught Don Harlow a little more about his son Joe. “We found he had friends we didn’t know he had,” Don Harlow said Tuesday. His family has seen an outpouring of support since Joe Harlow, of Plainview, Minn., and co-worker Dave Yasis, 23, of Maplewood, died when they were swept from the sewers into the …

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GREAT NORTHERN IRON ORE PROPERTIES (GNI) Owns mineral and nonmineral lands on the Mesabi Iron Range of Minnesota. 2nd quarter FY2007, 6/30 2007 2006 % chg. Revenue $5,248.1 $4,109.0 +27.7 Income 4,564.0 3,423.7 +33.3 Earn/share 3.04 2.28 +33.3 6 months Revenue $8,600.2 $7,820.0 +10.0 Income 7,207.5 6,397.2 +12.7 Earn/share 4.80 4.26 +12.7 Figures in thousands except for earnings per share. …

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The House has approved legislation that would stave off the deportation of Liberians for at least a year, extending their temporary protected status until Sept. 30, 2008. More Minnesota News More Political News

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