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Best Buy Pulls Product Promo That Mocks iPad

It's unclear precisely why the electronics retailer pulled the ad, which showed an iPad-like product duct taped to a keyboard on the left and a new rival product on the right-with "Like That. But Better." above the images.

Cost of Twins Baseball Experience on the Rise

A recent study revealed that the overall cost of attending a Minnesota Twins game is the 10th-most expensive in Major League Baseball, but the price is still well below the cost of other local professional sporting events.

Judge: CA Gay Rights Group Can Canvass at Target

A San Diego court ruled that activists from Canvass for a Cause must stay 30 feet away from Target's doors and can only canvass at one entrance at a time-but it denied Target's request to prohibit them from canvassing altogether.

UnitedHealth Gets 2nd Chance at $17B Gov’t Contract

Following a formal protest launched by UnitedHealth, the U.S. military's health-care program has agreed re-open the bidding process for a $17 million contract that was previously awarded to Phoenix-based TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corporation.

3M Ranks as Most Reputable Big Co. in MN

Golden Valley-based General Mills and Minneapolis-based Target Corporation also ranked within the top 25 on a Forbes list that measured the perceptions of consumers regarding the 150 largest companies in the country.

State: Cut Xcel’s Proposed Rate Increase by 54%

Xcel said that it needs to raise electricity rates by $198 million over the next two years to cover the cost of nuclear power plant and other upgrades, but the state contends that the company has overestimated its costs.