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School board member won't resign after offensive Facebook comments

School board member won't resign after offensive Facebook comments

At a Columbia Heights school board meeting Tuesday night, dozens of students, teachers and residents called for Grant Nichols to step down.
by Matt Sepic

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Should people have a ‘right to be forgotten’ online?

In an Intelligence Squared debate, those in favor of the right to be forgotten argue that it protects individual's privacy rights, while others say that the decision censors free speech and disrupts the free flow of information on the Internet.
by Peter Diamond

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What do you think of Viola Davis’ Emmy win?

"The only thing that separates women of color, from anyone else, is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there," said Viola Davis after becoming the first black woman to win the Emmy award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her role in "How to Get Away with Murder."
by Peter Diamond

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Is editing human DNA ethical?

British scientists announced Friday that they had applied for permission to edit the DNA in human embryos, a controversial step that has provoked intense debate around the world.
by Peter Diamond

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Sacred stories burn bright on Minnesotan's Ojibwe star map

Sacred stories burn bright on Minnesotan's Ojibwe star map

Duluth artist Carl Gawboy has helped chart constellations in the Ojibwe tradition. He's working to ensure Ojibwe stories of the heavens and the natural world aren't lost to future generations.
by Dan Olson

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Suspects in weekend Minneapolis shooting in court today

Twenty-five-year-old Maurice Carter and 26-year-old Detroit Davis-Riley are expected to make their first court appearance Wednesday. Each man faces nine counts of first-degree assault against police officers in a weekend shooting in downtown Minneapolis.
by The Associated Press

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Water dispute puts Minneapolis golf course in jeopardy

Water dispute puts Minneapolis golf course in jeopardy

Minneapolis Park Board officials revealed Tuesday night that pumps underneath the city's Hiawatha Golf Club have dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of groundwater a year into nearby Lake Hiawatha. But it's possible they have also been breaking the law.
by Curtis Gilbert

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