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April 29, 2018 4:00 AM

Minneapolis forum to address challenges of licensing immigrant doctors

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is hosting a forum May 1 on helping doctors trained abroad make the transition to practicing medicine in Minnesota.

by Mark Zdechlik

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April 26, 2018 8:16 AM

HUD unveils plan to increase rent on millions receiving federal housing assistance

Under HUD Secretary Ben Carson's proposal, some of the poorest families will see their rents triple. About 712,000 households would see rents jump to $150 per month under the proposal.

by Brakkton Booker

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April 25, 2018 12:15 PM

Duluth to Montgomery: 'It's going to be painful and exciting'

A group left Duluth Tuesday evening for a round trip that will span thousands of miles through eight states, bookended by memorials for victims of lynching.

by Tom Weber

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April 25, 2018 12:15 PM

Lynchings across the country had striking similarities

After the Duluth lynching in 1920, a graphic photograph of three black men killed by being hanged from a light pole was distributed as a postcard. Turns out, that wasn't unusual.

by Tom Weber

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April 24, 2018 3:33 PM

In new book, Alex Wagner climbs the tangled branches of her family tree

The CBS News contributor found that her lack of a defined ethnic category gave rise to a sense of loneliness.

by Laura Yuen

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April 24, 2018 9:00 AM

A story of apathy in 'Red Clocks'

Author Leni Zumas explores what it would be like if everyone gave up the fight for reproductive rights.

by Kerri Miller

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April 23, 2018 1:01 PM

MN sailor still missing from Navy base

Jacob Tyler failed to show up for work April 17 and has not been seen since, police say.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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April 22, 2018 7:00 PM

Minneapolis mayor pitching program to increase affordable housing

If property owners are willing to keep rent for 20 percent of their units at what is considered an affordable housing rate for that area, the city will give landlords a 20 percent break on their property taxes.

by Nina Moini

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April 21, 2018 12:50 PM

Accepting rights award, Kaepernick decries 'lawful lynching'

Amnesty International gave former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his kneeling protest of racial injustice that launched a sports movement and might have cost him his job.

by Associated Press

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April 21, 2018 10:58 AM

India approves death penalty for rape of young children

The move follows widespread outrage over the recent rape and killing of an 8-year-old girl in India's Jammu-Kashmir state, the alleged rape of a girl by a ruling party lawmaker in Uttar Pradesh state and several other rape cases involving girls in the country.

by Associated Press

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