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'Flying while Muslim': Profiling fears after Arabic speaker removed from plane

'Flying while Muslim': Profiling fears after Arabic speaker removed from plane

Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger overheard him speaking on his cellphone in Arabic. An advocate calls the incident "absurd and bewildering."

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Target will allow people to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity

Target will allow people to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity

Target will allow its transgender customers and employees to use restrooms and fitting rooms that correspond with their gender identities, the company announced Tuesday, joining the national debate on the topic.
by Emma Sapong

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Here's why Minnesota has a big problem with opioid overdoses

Here's why Minnesota has a big problem with opioid overdoses

Deaths from opioid drug overdoses have hit epidemic proportions nationwide. In Minnesota, the struggle with prescription painkillers and illegal drugs has left communities across the state grieving for people whose deaths could have been prevented.
by Jon Collins

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She lost her fiance to painkillers and went on to fight for Narcan

She lost her fiance to painkillers and went on to fight for Narcan

Steve Rummler and Lexi Reed Holtum were high school sweethearts who went their own ways after graduation. Years later, they reunited, fell back in love and planned to marry. A prescription for opioid painkillers -- and later, addiction -- intervened.
by Jon Collins

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