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March 27, 2018 7:11 PM

Minnesota demographer: Question will hurt census accuracy

Minnesota's state demographer says adding a question about citizenship status to the 2020 U.S. Census will make the count less accurate.

by The Associated Press

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March 27, 2018 3:36 PM

White House gives Liberians one-year reprieve from deportation

A program that allowed Liberians to stay in the United States that was set to expire in days has been extended until next March.

by Tim Nelson

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March 27, 2018 11:00 AM

Why do employers struggle to keep employees of color?

Workers of color are coming to, and leaving, Minnesota.

by Marianne Combs and Jo Erickson

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March 27, 2018 10:17 AM

Heineken pulls light beer commercial after racism complaints

The ad featured a bartender sliding a bottle of Heineken light. The bottle passes several black people before it arrives to a lighter-skinned woman. The tag line: Sometimes lighter is better.

by The Associated Press

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March 26, 2018 4:30 PM

Liberians facing threat of deportation say: We have nothing to go to

Hundreds of Liberians gathered at the state Capitol to call for President Trump to renew the Deferred Enforced Departure program, which allows more than 4,000 people to remain in the United States.

by Tim Nelson

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March 24, 2018 4:30 PM

Portraits: Young marchers say they want change

As an estimated 20,000 students, family and supporters came out for the "March for Our Lives" rally in St. Paul, we asked some what motivated them to join the rally.

by Evan Frost and Tom Baker

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March 24, 2018 11:37 AM

Hundreds of thousands march for gun control across the U.S.

Massive crowds descended upon Washington, D.C., and across the nation Saturday to march for gun control in the U.S., following the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., last month.

by Emma Bowman and Samantha Raphelson

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March 23, 2018 3:00 PM

Claiming abuse, lawyers try to halt deportation flight

Attorneys for the detained immigrants say the men were beaten, insulted and held in unsafe conditions.

by Riham Feshir

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March 23, 2018 11:59 AM

Foreign adoptions by U.S. families drop by 12 percent

The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped more than 12 percent last year, accelerating a decline that's now continued for 13 years, according to new State Department figures.

by Associated Press

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March 23, 2018 4:00 AM

Youth-driven anti-gun violence efforts on display in Saturday march

Young people who have become the driving force in efforts to address gun violence are finalizing plans for a Minnesota March For Our Lives that could draw thousands to the state Capitol on Saturday.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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