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Live blog: NBA to discuss Sterling probe as fallout mounts

Live blog: NBA to discuss Sterling probe as fallout mounts

Adam Silver, the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, is holding a news conference this afternoon regarding the investigation involving Clippers owner Donald Sterling and those racially charged comments attributed to him.

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NBA to announce results of Sterling investigation

The NBA is scheduled to announce Tuesday afternoon the result of its investigation into alleged racist remarks by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

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'No Saints Around Here' is a caregiver's story

When writer Susan Allen Toth's husband James was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, she decided to put her career on hold. The couple enjoyed time together, as Toth transitioned into a new role as her husband's primary caregiver. That experience is chronicled in Toth's new memoir, "No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Lack of city pools called a civil rights issue

Lack of city pools called a civil rights issue

In a city where water is often a part of life, advocates say there's a dearth of indoor swimming pools. They say many children who live in the city of lakes, especially in diverse and lower-income patches of the city, aren't learning to swim.
by Laura Yuen

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For Books For Africa founder, a journey that speaks volumes

For Books For Africa founder, a journey that speaks volumes

At 79, Tom Warth remains an enthusiastic fundraiser, enlisting people from corporate boardrooms to elementary school classrooms. On Friday, he'll start a weekend fundraising walk from Taylors Falls, Minn., to the state Capitol.
by Dan Olson

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Columbus Day may get renamed in Minneapolis: Indigenous Peoples' Day

Columbus Day may get renamed in Minneapolis: Indigenous Peoples' Day

The American Indian Movement emerged in the 1960s from the streets of south Minneapolis, a longtime cultural crossroads for American Indian communities in the Midwest. And the burst of activism that followed has focused on all sorts of issues from treaty rights to sports mascots. But the celebration of Columbus Day still rankles Bill Means.
by Jon Collins

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Should Minneapolis rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

Should Minneapolis rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

“We had been edited out of existence in the public school system,” Bill Means told MPR News reporter Jon Collins. “To say Columbus discovered America is one of the first lies we’re told in public education.” That particular struggle may be coming to an end, at least in Minneapolis. On Friday, the City Council will…
by Michael Olson

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Made in the USA: Childless Chinese turn to American surrogates

Made in the USA: Childless Chinese turn to American surrogates

Chinese couples who are unable to have children are turning to a surprising place for help these days: America. By hiring American surrogates, Chinese couples get around a ban on surrogacy in China, as well as the country's birth limits.
by Frank Langfitt

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