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Men marrying 9-year-olds? In Iraq, it's up for political debate

Men marrying 9-year-olds? In Iraq, it's up for political debate

Since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003, there's been Internet access, a growing civil society and more opportunities to travel. But conservative religious politics are also on the rise, and backtracking on women's rights.
by Alice Fordham

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Manning: Civilian prison for hormone therapy?

Manning: Civilian prison for hormone therapy?

Manning's first name was Bradley when the soldier made headlines for sending a trove of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. Shortly after being sentenced by a military court, Manning said she wanted to live as a woman while in prison

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In Somalia, collecting people for profit

In Somalia, collecting people for profit

Distributing aid can be an incredibly risky job for Westerners in Somalia, so local entrepreneurs have filled the gap. But what happens when aid becomes a profitable business in a lawless place?
by Gregory Warner

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2 Ozarks communities, 2 contrasting cultures

2 Ozarks communities, 2 contrasting cultures

Recently, the former mayor of Marionville, Mo., was pressured to resign days after delivering this sound bite on TV: "Things going on in this country that's destroying us. We've got a false economy, and some of those corporations are run by Jews." But not far away, there's another town with a different perspective.
by Frank Morris

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Facebook gun clubs buy, sell, trade, and cause a stir

Facebook gun clubs buy, sell, trade, and cause a stir

Facebook recently announced that it will continue to allow users to advertise guns in posts. That's good news for members of Facebook gun clubs, though gun control advocates aren't so gung-ho.
by Scott Graf

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Minn., Utah residents among most charitable

Minn., Utah residents among most charitable

A new poll finds there are only two U.S. states where at least 50 percent of residents say they've recently given either money or time to charity: Utah and Minnesota.

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Naomi Tutu calls for African diaspora to unify and build community

Naomi Tutu calls for African diaspora to unify and build community

At a Youthprise event at St. Paul Central High School, Naomi Tutu said the divisions between African blacks and African-American blacks need to be dissolved and she urged the building of a family of the African diaspora. Naomi Tutu is the daughter of Nobel Peace Prize-winning South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She spoke in Minnesota February 21, 2014.

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