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Monday Business

As Musk is learning, content moderation is a messy job

Now that he’s back on Twitter, neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin wants somebody to explain the rules. Anglin, the founder of an infamous neo-Nazi website, was reinstated Thursday, one of many previously banned users to benefit from an amnesty granted by Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk. The next day, ...

Artstone creates memorial to Jack Trice for Iowa State

AMES, IOWA — A new sculpture at the Iowa State University honoring Jack Trice has its origins in New Ulm. The sculpture was engineered and manufactured by the American Artstone Company. American Artstone President Nick Meyer said the company completed a smaller project for ISU earlier in ...

Cuba’s informal market finds new space on internet

HAVANA — In the Telegram group chat, the messages roll in like waves. “I need liquid ibuprofen and acetaminophen, please,” wrote one user. “It’s urgent, it’s for my 10-month-old baby.” Others offer medicine brought from outside of Cuba, adding, “Write to me in a direct ...

Brazilian economist will lead development bank

NEW YORK (AP) — Latin American governments on Sunday selected Brazilian economist Ilan Goldfajn to lead the region’s largest development bank in the wake of a misconduct probe that led to the firing of the previous president. Governors from the Inter-American Development Bank’s 48 ...

‘Wakanda Forever’ reigns, ‘She Said’ struggles

NEW YORK — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” extended its box-office reign in its second week of release with $67 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while “She Said,” about the journalistic investigation into Harvey Weinstein, struggled in ...

Frandsen recognizes partnership with Miller Sellner

NEW ULM — Frandsen Bank & Trust of New Ulm recently presented Miller Sellner Implement with plaque recognizing their 20-year business partnership. Frandsen Bank & Trust provides community banking to over 30 communities throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. By forming ...