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February 12, 2019 7:53 PM

Apple, Google criticized for carrying app that lets Saudi men track their wives

An app that allows men to track the whereabouts of their wives and daughters is available in the Apple and Google app stores in Saudi Arabia. The firms are getting blowback for carrying the app.

by Laura Sydell

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February 12, 2019 4:33 PM

Rule could limit college response to off-campus sex assaults

For now, federal guidelines urge colleges to take action against any sexual misconduct that disrupts a student's education, regardless of where it took place.

by Associated Press

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February 12, 2019 3:47 PM

Pop-up law clinics to serve rural immigrants

Immigrant communities in rural parts of Minnesota have seen increased arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

by Riham Feshir

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February 12, 2019 3:24 PM

Soul-searching after Parkland, Dick's CEO embraces tougher stance on guns

Ed Stack is a gun owner who was a longtime Republican donor. A year after Dick's Sporting Goods became an unlikely corporate face of gun control, it sees the fallout from its policy and lobbying.

by Alina Selyukh

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February 12, 2019 2:18 PM

To prevent pregnancy-related-depression, at-risk women advised to get counseling

An influential expert panel recommends pregnant women at risk of depression get referred to counseling to prevent the illness. But for many women and their doctors, it may be easier said than done.

by Patti Neighmond

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February 12, 2019 1:43 PM

Racist comments lead to lockdown at Owatonna High

Officials in the southern Minnesota school district ordered a lockdown Monday after an incident prompted by what the superintendent described as racist comments posted on social media.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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February 12, 2019 11:14 AM

New play looks at the lives touched by Emmett Till's death

Now playing at Penumbra, "benevolence" uses FBI transcripts and other records to explore a case that galvanized the civil rights movement.

by Marianne Combs

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February 12, 2019 9:06 AM

Parkland family reflects on a year of anguish and activism

"Everybody should consider what it would mean to lose their child, their spouse," says Philip Schentrup. His daughter Carmen was among the 17 students and staff killed in Parkland, Fla., last year.

by Melissa Block

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February 12, 2019 9:00 AM

ChangeMakers: James Badue-El, lifting up the locked up

James Badue-El is the criminal justice state chair for the Minneapolis NAACP where he works to reduce prison recidivism.

by Evan Frost

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February 12, 2019 6:55 AM

Bill aims to get more teachers of color in Minnesota classrooms

The legislation would spend nearly $80 million over two years to recruit and retain more teachers of color.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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