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Congress created changes to food assistance. Here's what they mean

Congress created changes to food assistance. Here's what they mean

In an effort to avoid defaulting on the nation's loans, lawmakers created updates to SNAP, the nation's largest food assistance safety net. There are new work requirements as well as exemptions.
by Ximena Bustillo

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For 25 years, program has created brotherhood for Black high school seniors

For 25 years, program has created brotherhood for Black high school seniors

Nine Twin Cities high school students began a “voyage to manhood” six months ago through Rites of Passage, a leadership program under African American-led nonprofit Jack and Jill of America.
by Nicole Ki

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Boys of Hope: Raising positive role models in Minnesota

Boys of Hope: Raising positive role models in Minnesota

A mentoring program says it's teaching the next generation of Minnesota boys to become positive and productive men.
by Regina Medina

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Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI

Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI

The AI programs we are creating could outsmart us and lead to our collective demise, according to the tech industry's leading experts who say it's time to address the threats they pose.
by Vanessa Romo

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LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash

LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash

While the retailer said its actions were aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of its employees after protesters knocked over Pride signs and confronted workers in stores, the controversy comes at a time when conflict over LGBTQ+ rights is simmering.
by The Associated Press

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At Shakopee prison, women grieve lost children, work toward redemption

At Shakopee prison, women grieve lost children, work toward redemption

Most incarcerated women in Minnesota have children. A new support group at Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee is tailored to the specific grief these women feel that's often overlooked by society.
by Catharine Richert

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