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Young blacks want to end injustice unseen by many

Young blacks want to end injustice unseen by many

A Demonstrator protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown holds up a sign on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. (Scott Olson / Getty Images) There is a tendency among many in the United States to view young black men as dangerous. As Morehouse College professor Marc Lamont Hill has said, many whites view…
by David Cazares

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In tire slashing incident, North Minneapolis steps up

Brigette Mengerson, one of our favorite readers from North Minneapolis, is an unabashed fan of NoMi as we’ve noted in the past. She hardly overlooks its flaws, not the way many people do with the good stories that exist there. Like this one, which she forwarded today. It’s certainly good enough for me to pause…
by Bob Collins

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The uproar in Ferguson is about inequality, too

The uproar in Ferguson is about inequality, too

The difference in reactions to the disturbances in Ferguson, Mo., where a white police officer shot an unarmed young black man nearly two weeks ago, sadly isn’t surprising. Many white Americans reportedly think the black community’s anger over Michael Brown’s death – indeed, the growing movement in Ferguson to address longstanding inequities — and the…
by David Cazares

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Obama the orator didn’t show up

Obama the orator didn’t show up

When President Obama addressed the nation Monday on crises in war-torn Iraq and Ferguson, Mo., millions likely waited with anticipation for inspiring and defining words. Across the country, the attention was focused not on the Middle East but on what the president would have to say about Ferguson, which has swirled in turmoil since police…
by David Cazares

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Life lessons in Ferguson, Mo.

Life lessons in Ferguson, Mo.

There’ll be no school this week in the Ferguson, Mo., school district, as efforts to quell violence related to a police shooting fail to stop the unrest. The announcement appears on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website: “We believe that closing schools for the rest of this week will allow needed time for peace and stability…
by Bruce MacDonald

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Drawing a bead on bugs

I admit to having a minor phobia about blood-sucking insects and arachnids. I empathize with volunteers enlisted to drag sheets through fields to gather specimens in the pursuit of scientific research. As kids, my friends and I used to push our bikes across a dewy meadow at dusk and sneak into adjacent woods to watch…
by Bruce MacDonald

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Check out the largest robot swarm ever

Check out the largest robot swarm ever

In what looks like a super-sized version of the popular vintage toy called Electric Football, scientists at Harvard University have revealed what they say is the largest robot swarm ever.
by Bruce MacDonald

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Pause, review, rethink: teen aims to curb web bullies

Thirteen-year-old Trisha Prabhu of Naperville, Illinois, has devised a project to help stem cyberbullying, the practice of posting mean or hurtful messages on social media.
by Bruce MacDonald

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Historic lunar photos rescued, restored

Historic lunar photos rescued, restored

A team of hackers -- in the original sense of the term -- is restoring those images from tapes that were squirreled away carefully almost fifty years ago.
by Bruce MacDonald

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Twins’ Buxton injured with concussion in first AA game

Baseball players hardly ever get hurt so badly that an ambulance is driven onto the field. But it happened tonight in New Britain, Connecticut, to Byron Buxton, the Twins’ top prospect, the top prospect in all of baseball. Buxton and another outfielder collided tonight going for the same ball. Just before the collision. @RockCats Buxton going…
by Paul Tosto

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