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Social Issues

Lawsuit says migrants were subjected to dirty detention facilities, bad food and water

In interviews that appear in the suit filed by the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, detainees also reported not being allowed to shower for days and sleeping in overcrowded rooms.
by Scott Neuman

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'Emergency': Minnesota slow to act as sickle cell cases climb

'Emergency': Minnesota slow to act as sickle cell cases climb

The painful, often-fatal disorder strikes mainly people of African ancestry, but adults who need treatment in Minnesota have almost no care options. Some advocates see race as the reason, and they're pressing for change.
by Emma Sapong

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Flyover: How the Mississippi has shaped communities, culture and commerce

As we kick off Flyover: Down the Mississippi River, we discuss the historical and cultural impact of the river -- from the towns that were founded on its banks to the businesses that it bolstered and the music that it inspired.
by Kerri Miller, Jeff Jones and Marcheta Fornoff

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'I was scared he was going to shoot me': Boys detained by Mpls. park police speak out

'I was scared he was going to shoot me': Boys detained by Mpls. park police speak out

The Somali-American boys said they were scared when Minneapolis park police confronted them last week after a 911 caller erroneously reported the group had weapons. The teens' families are considering legal action.
by Tim Nelson

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Poll: Where you watch TV news predicts your feelings on immigration

Poll: Where you watch TV news predicts your feelings on immigration

On some questions, people who get their TV news primarily from Fox News or CNN are even further apart than Republicans and Democrats. Viewers of the other big TV networks are somewhere in between.
by Joel Rose

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