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30 years later, echoes of largest inland oil spill remain in Line 3 fight

30 years later, echoes of largest inland oil spill remain in Line 3 fight

About 50 people gathered at the Prairie River near the site of a crude oil spill in Grand Rapids Wednesday. Thirty years ago, on March 3, 1991, the Line 3 oil pipeline ruptured at the site, spilling 1.7 million gallons of crude oil into a wetland and onto the frozen Prairie River. It's still the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history.
by Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn

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'Steps toward healing': Dakota tribe reclaims its land — and its story

'Steps toward healing': Dakota tribe reclaims its land — and its story

The Lower Sioux Indian Community’s homeland lies along the Minnesota River in Redwood County. Last month, 114 acres, formerly controlled by the state, were transferred back to the tribe. “Steps towards healing is what we need,” tribal Chair Robert Larsen said. ‘And this is one of those steps.”
by Hannah Yang

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Is Trumpism becoming the new ‘Lost Cause’? 

Is Trumpism becoming the new ‘Lost Cause’? 

A post-Civil War mythology glamorized the South’s cause as noble and its defeat as unjust. Historians say Donald Trump and his supporters are using the same playbook.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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A chapter in U.S. history often ignored: The flight of runaway slaves to Mexico

A chapter in U.S. history often ignored: The flight of runaway slaves to Mexico

As the U.S. Treasury considers putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill to honor her role in the northbound Underground Railroad, new attention is being paid to the often overlooked southbound route that brought enslaved people to freedom in Mexico.
by John Burnett

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Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii

Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii

Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced Saturday the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the park near Naples following an investigation into an illegal dig.
by The Associated Press

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Darrell Bricker: Why the U.S. needs more immigrants

Darrell Bricker: Why the U.S. needs more immigrants

Darrell Bricker of Ipsos Public Affairs speaks at the College of St. Scholastica about immigration and demographic trends.
by MPR News Staff

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A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter

A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter

Josie Johnson and her granddaughter Josie Duffy Rice discuss the enduring importance of civil rights and social justice activism, at a 2020 event hosted by Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
by MPR News Staff

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