Social Issues

December 9, 2017 6:00 AM

Center will offer hope, services to St. Cloud's homeless youth

On any given night, there are an estimated 125 to 150 people between the ages of 16 and 23 who are homeless in St. Cloud.

by Kirsti Marohn

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December 8, 2017 5:50 PM

Minnesota, Fond du Lac tribe formalize rights to hunt, fish

While an agreement has been in place for decades, Gov. Mark Dayton and tribal chairman Keven Dupuis say a memorandum of understanding filed Friday reinforces practices already in place.

by The Associated Press

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December 8, 2017 12:00 AM

How will Trump's travel ban affect Minnesotans?

The Supreme Court said the third incarnation of the travel ban can be immediately enforced.

by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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December 7, 2017 1:25 PM

Nothing protects black women from dying in pregnancy and childbirth

Not education. Not income. Not even being an expert on racial disparities in health care.

by ProPublica Staff

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December 6, 2017 8:04 PM

Kim Davis once denied him a marriage license. Now Kentucky man seeks her job

A county clerk's race in Kentucky rose to national prominence after David Ermold announced he will run against Davis, who opposes same-sex marriage and denied him and his partner a marriage license.

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December 6, 2017 4:47 PM

APMG head meets with staff to discuss Keillor allegations

CEO of American Public Media Group, Jon McTaggart, says the decision to sever ties with the former Prairie Home host was his alone.

by Laura Yuen, Eric Ringham and Matt Sepic

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December 6, 2017 9:15 AM

Poll: Asian-Americans see individuals' prejudice as big discrimination problem

In an NPR poll looking at experience with discrimination, Asian-Americans said that individual prejudice is a bigger problem than bias by government or laws.

by Joe Neel

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December 6, 2017 6:33 AM

Homeless population rises, driven by West Coast affordable-housing crisis

It's the first time the number of homeless people has grown since 2010. In Los Angeles, homelessness is up by nearly 26 percent, fueled by high housing prices.

by Pam Fessler

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December 6, 2017 4:00 AM

As life's pressures mounted, he left Minnesota for ISIS

Friends say Abdifatah Ahmed was depressed and financially strapped, but was no religious fanatic. Something happened, though, during a November 2013 trip to London. Ahmed never returned to his Minneapolis family. He would become the first Minnesotan to join ISIS.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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December 5, 2017 7:44 PM

First baby born to U.S. uterus transplant patient raises ethics questions

A woman who received a uterus transplant recently delivered a healthy baby boy. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the doctors working on the experiment about its ethics, risk, and cost implications.

by Greta Jochem

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