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August 19, 2018 4:10 PM

Wisconsin political activists hope 'silent canvass' will win back black voters

Political activist Angela Lang admonishes Democrats for blaming their 2016 losses on African-Americans, while failing to run candidates better suited to win the trust of black communities. Lang tries to reframe the question of voter turnout by asking, "How about we had a candidate that actually earned our votes?"

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Ian Stewart

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August 19, 2018 9:30 AM

HUD accuses Facebook of allowing housing discrimination

In a formal complaint, HUD says Facebook allows landlords and home sellers to use targeted ads to discriminate based upon the recipient's race, religion, sex, familial status and national origin.

by Brakkton Booker

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August 19, 2018 8:55 AM

Women win primaries in record numbers, look to November

Across the U.S., women are not just running for office in record numbers this year — they're winning.

by Associated Press

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August 17, 2018 6:48 PM

Groups work together to help Mpls. homeless encampment

Members of St. Stephen's Human Services, Natives Against Heroin and other community organizations tried to alleviate some of the issues facing the residents of an encampment in Minneapolis.

by Gabriel Kwan

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August 17, 2018 2:31 PM

Suit says sheriff shouldn't hold inmates at ICE request

ACLU says Nobles County deprives immigrants of their rights by detaining them without legal reason.

by Riham Feshir

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August 17, 2018 2:19 PM

Miss America: Leadership bullied, manipulated, silenced me

The reigning Miss America says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant's current leadership, including Gretchen Carlson.

by Associated Press

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August 17, 2018 5:50 AM

Ready for a linguistic controversy? Say 'mhmm'

"Mhmm" is a small word that's often used unconsciously. But it can actually tell us a lot about language, bias and the transatlantic slave trade.

by Kumari Devarajan

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August 16, 2018 11:55 AM

Overdose total hits 76 in Connecticut park

The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in New Haven, Conn., as officials try to determine exactly what sickened people.

by Associated Press

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August 16, 2018 9:00 AM

How the #MeToo movement is playing out in politics

When voters selected Congressman Keith Ellison in the recent primaries did the allegation of domestic violence weigh on women's minds?

by Kerri Miller and Jo Erickson

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August 16, 2018 4:00 AM

Two weeks sober: a recovering addict works to rebuild

With less than a week of sobriety under her belt, Teena LaPointe is working to rebuild her life from a trailer home in the Leech Lake Reservation.

by John Enger

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