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As milk prices decline, worries about dairy farmer suicides rise

As milk prices decline, worries about dairy farmer suicides rise

The nation's dairy farmers are facing their fourth year of depressed milk prices. The outlook is so bleak, it's increased worries about farmer suicides. One recent outreach effort drew criticism.

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Study: Inequality remains 50 years after Kerner Report

Study: Inequality remains 50 years after Kerner Report

The new report released Tuesday blames U.S. policymakers and elected officials, saying they're not doing enough to heed the warning on deepening poverty and inequality as highlighted by the Kerner Commission a half-century ago.
by The Associated Press

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Proposed mental health center for kids faces pushback in Forest Lake

Proposed mental health center for kids faces pushback in Forest Lake

The City Council plans to vote Monday on the first zoning step for the facility. The proposal highlights the tension between the state's need for treatment facilities and Forest Lake's economic development plan.
by Nina Moini

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Admirers line streets as Graham's body arrives in Charlotte

Admirers line streets as Graham's body arrives in Charlotte

Adults and children stood behind wooden barricades and yellow tape, police officers saluted, and admirers captured the moment on cellphones along the route. Fire trucks parked on overpasses along Interstate 40.
by Associated Press

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Poll: The 'inappropriate' office behaviors most pervasive in workplaces

Poll: The 'inappropriate' office behaviors most pervasive in workplaces

Over 9 in 10 people think both gossip and deliberate touching are inappropriate at work, and many have seen it happen. Yet, almost no one admitted to doing either in a new Ipsos/NPR poll.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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NPR adopts new measures after sex harassment investigation

NPR adopts new measures after sex harassment investigation

National Public Radio has adopted a series of measures to improve its workplace culture, following an independent investigation into sex harassment issues stemming from the ouster of a top executive.
by The Associated Press

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