Social Issues

July 3, 2018 1:50 PM

Judge blocks restrictions on St. Paul homeless program

The temporary injunction blocks city restrictions on a day program in a St. Paul church basement that would have limited the number of visitors per day and required the organization to post a no-trespassing sign.

by Jon Collins

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July 3, 2018 12:03 PM

Your best parenting advice: From meddling parents to poop management

NPR readers share what they wished they'd known before becoming parents. More than 1,000 moms and dads sent in their stories.

by Malaka Gharib

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July 3, 2018 10:26 AM

Four questions about the call to abolish ICE

Some Democrats are calling for abolishing the law enforcement agency ICE. But the slogan raises more political issues than it answers.

by Mara Liasson

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July 2, 2018 12:00 PM

Aspen Ideas Festival: 'How America Will Turn Itself Around'

David Brooks, along with the Aspen Ideas Institute, has interviewed multiple community leaders in the hopes of scaling up their successful initiatives to a national level.

by MPR News Staff

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July 2, 2018 5:26 AM

Trump downplays Roe v. Wade litmus test as he considers a Supreme Court nominee

In an interview with Fox News, Trump said his advisers told him not to ask potential Supreme Court nominees whether they would overturn Roe v Wade. "But I'm putting conservative people on," he said.

by Barbara Sprunt

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July 1, 2018 4:50 PM

Collins would oppose Supreme Court pick with Roe v. Wade 'hostility'

"I would not support a nominee who demonstrated hostility to Roe v. Wade because that would mean to me that their judicial philosophy did not include a respect for established decisions, established law," the Maine senator said.

by Associated Press

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June 30, 2018 7:30 PM

Photos: Minneapolis march to protest immigration policies

Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday to demand change in the nation's immigration policies. It was one of hundreds of marches held nationwide.

by Lacey Young

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June 30, 2018 6:00 PM

Protesters across the country rally against Trump's immigration policies

The demonstrations drew thousands of citizens who called for an end to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy and immediate action to reunite separated families.

by Sasha Ingber

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June 30, 2018 2:30 PM

Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest federal immigration policies

The marchers protested federal policies including the one that separated children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as those that are keeping some families detained. Some called for the abolition of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

by Nina Moini

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June 30, 2018 8:00 AM

Protests planned nationwide over Trump immigration policy

More than 600 marches could draw hundreds of thousands of people across the country, from immigrant-friendly cities like Los Angeles and New York City to conservative Appalachia and Wyoming under the banner Families Belong Together. A march is planned for this afternoon in Minneapolis.

by Associated Press

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