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November 15, 2015 2:30 PM

Photos: A march for France in Minneapolis

Candles, flowers and a miniature Eiffel Tower sat outside Minneapolis' Alliance Francaise Sunday afternoon, as marchers gathered to show solidarity with France after Friday's deadly attacks in Paris.

by Martin Moylan, MPR News Staff and Doualy Xaykaothao

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November 13, 2015 8:25 PM

Minnesota Power proposes residential rate hike

The residential increase would offset a proposed 5 percent rate reduction for a dozen large mining and paper companies in northeast Minnesota.

by Dan Kraker

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November 13, 2015 1:52 PM

Hodges backs new police investigation team to stem Minneapolis crime

In the wake of increased violence in Minneapolis, Mayor Betsy Hodges Friday announced new initiatives designed to focus on repeat violent offenders, including a new violent crime investigations unit.

by Jon Collins

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November 13, 2015 12:00 AM

Should colleges look at race in determining admissions?

Today students debate the arguments for and against affirmative action at college campuses, in lieu of the Supreme Court's decision to reexamine the case of Fisher v. University of Texas.

by Peter Diamond

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November 11, 2015 1:42 PM

Group unveils undercover video from Minnesota slaughterhouse

Compassion Over Killing says the video from a Quality Pork Processors plant in Austin shows workers taking inhumane shortcuts to keep slaughter lines moving.

by The Associated Press

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November 11, 2015 12:05 PM

Bemidji shop resurrects WWII planes, flaws and all

'We're rebuilding these planes for their story. If we aren't exact, we're writing fiction.'

by John Enger

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November 11, 2015 12:00 AM

What obstacles will Syrian refugees face in coming to the U.S.?

Amid push by state lawmakers to allow more Syrian refugees into the country, we ask what obstacles incoming refugees may face.

by Peter Diamond

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November 10, 2015 11:38 AM

For troubled Minnesota youth, a map out of the chaos

About a third of Minnesota's young offenders re-enter the juvenile system within a year of their release; about half return eventually. Adults who mentor those kids say it doesn't have to be that way.

by Riham Feshir