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Median CEO pay rises to $9.7M in 2012

CEO pay, which fell two years straight during the Great Recession but rose 24 percent in 2010 and 6 percent in 2011, has never been higher. But the numbers don't tell the whole story.

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Tornado

Tornado plans required for Minnesota schools

In Minnesota, schools are required to have plans in place in case a tornado strikes. One Minnesota school destroyed by a tornado three years ago was rebuilt with twisters in mind.
Noah Baumbach

Noah Baumbach and the joy of 'Frances Ha'

"I don't know. I try not to describe it," laughed director Noah Baumbach when asked to about his latest film. Nonetheless the director and writer of such cinematic depictions of modern angst as "The Squid and the Whale," "Margot at the Wedding," and "Greenberg," sits a room in his Minneapolis hotel and tries.
Oklahoma tornado

After Hurricane Sandy, Oklahoma's GOP senators in tornado aid bind

Sens. Tom Coburn and James Inhofe both have been consistent critics of FEMA spending and recently voted against aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged swaths of New Jersey and New York last year. But they're happy to get federal aid after this week's devastating tornado.
Bill Gates

Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. Which raises the question: When is it OK for a wunderkind to drop out of school?

Wis. candidates got $758K from sand, gas industry

A new report says the sand mining and natural gas industries have given Wisconsin candidates nearly $758,000 since 2007, with contributions spiking last year as sand mining took off in the state.
Dr. Jon Hallberg

Ask Dr. Jon Hallberg: The price we pay for drugs

American spend over $325 billion annually on drugs, but lately there's been a dip in pharmaceutical spending.
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