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A new cafe is headed to the core of Uptown Minneapolis, taking over a space left vacant by longtime tenant Paper Source.

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Japan’s economy has grown at a faster pace than initially estimated, indicating more strength in the recovery as the central bank parses data ahead of a policy decision later this month.

From left, Takina Shimura and his parents, Tomoko Shimura and Yoshiki Shimura, in their compact house in Zushi, Japan, a seaside town about an hour from Tokyo.Credit... Supported by By Tim Hornyak ...