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Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time for slavery reparations?

Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time for slavery reparations?

A top aide to President Joe Biden recently said that the White House will “start acting now” on reparations for African Americans. Some say it’s long overdue. Reparations, they say, are important to start to address the moral injury slavery inflicted. Others say direct payments to African Americans will divide the Black community, exaggerate racial tensions and prove impossible to administer.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota Senate Republicans counter Walz budget proposal

Minnesota Senate Republicans counter Walz budget proposal

Minnesota Senate Republicans have released a two-year budget proposal with no proposed tax increases to help balance the state’s budget. DFL Gov. Tim Walz announced a proposal in late January that includes tax hikes on the wealthiest Minnesotans and large companies. 
by The Associated Press

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Intelligence report: Russia tried to help Trump in 2020 election

Intelligence report: Russia tried to help Trump in 2020 election

The report says Russian leader Vladimir Putin authorized a campaign to help former President Donald Trump and undermine Joe Biden, though it was not on the same scale as Moscow's efforts in 2016.
by Greg Myre

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Biden showcases COVID aid to small businesses

Biden showcases COVID aid to small businesses

During his visit to a small, minority-owned business in suburban Philadelphia, the president underscored that the huge relief package was passed without any help from Republican lawmakers as he sought to highlight how the bill will help small businesses imperiled by the public health crisis.
by The Associated Press

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Across the internet, a game of Whac-A-Mole is underway to root out extremism

Across the internet, a game of Whac-A-Mole is underway to root out extremism

How are alternative platforms, where extremist ideology and disinformation thrive, monitored? Can we ever really root out extremism in the virtual space or will the targets just keep jumping around?
by Tim Mak

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Lawmakers fear turning 144 cities into 'micropolitan' areas

Lawmakers fear turning 144 cities into 'micropolitan' areas

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and congressmen is urging the federal government not to approve recommendations to remove 144 cities from the designation of metropolitan statistical areas. Reclassifying them as “micropolitan” would put key federal funding at risk, they said.
by The Associated Press

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An old debate renewed: Does the U.S. now need a domestic terrorism law?

An old debate renewed: Does the U.S. now need a domestic terrorism law?

With all the talk about domestic terrorism, you might assume there's a law against it. There's not. The storming of the Capitol has again raised the question about whether one is needed.
by Greg Myre

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