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January 24, 2023 10:35 AM

From the archives: Naima Coster on her novel 'What's Mine and Yours'

This Friday, Big Books and Bold Ideas will feature Clint Smith, celebrated author of “How the Word is Passed,” which powerfully examines the legacy of slavery in America. Kerri Miller’s conversation with Naima Coster in 2021 trod a similar path, only Coster used a fiction lens to look at effects of segregation in her novel, “What’s Mine and Yours.”

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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January 24, 2023 4:00 AM

'Brotherless Night' explores a young Sri Lankan Tamil woman's life, love and idealism set against civil war

Twin Cities writer V.V. Ganeshananthan didn’t expect her second novel to take so long to write. But after almost two decades “Brotherless Night,” a tale set against the Sri Lankan civil war, is drawing critical acclaim. It’s a depiction of a determined young Tamil woman struggling with life, love and family even as her country descends into chaos.

by Euan Kerr

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January 23, 2023 1:31 PM

Abortion rights advocates push to end state funding for 'crisis pregnancy centers'

Dozens of anti-abortion centers have received millions of dollars from the state since 2005. Gov. Tim Walz could change this now that Democrats control the Capitol.

by Cathy Wurzer, Sam Stroozas and Alanna Elder

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January 23, 2023 12:23 PM

Disney World's Splash Mountain runs dry, as the iconic ride closes for good

Sunday was the last day for the ride in the Florida park. Controversy surrounded the ride, based on the 1946 film Song of the South and its racist themes. It will relaunch as Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

by Kaitlyn Radde

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January 23, 2023 4:00 AM

Minnesota, seen as abortion haven, still funds ‘crisis pregnancy centers’

Dozens of anti-abortion centers have received millions of dollars from the state since 2005. Gov. Tim Walz could change this now that Democrats control the Capitol.

by Sam Stroozas

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January 20, 2023 6:00 AM

U.S. citizens get chance to play role in resettling refugees

A government program launched Thursday is giving American citizens the chance to play a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year in the United States.

by The Associated Press

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January 19, 2023 7:01 PM

A San Francisco business owner is arrested after spraying homeless woman with a hose

If convicted, 71-year-old Collier Gwin could face up to six months in county jail and a $2,000 fine, officials say. The case remains under investigation.

by Jonathan Franklin

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January 19, 2023 4:45 PM

Nelson Mandela's great-grandson on healing racial divides

MPR News host Angela Davis is headed to South Africa for a tour of the country. Before she goes, she talks with Siyabulela Mandela, the great-grandson of former South African president Nelson Mandela. Siyabulela Mandela is a human rights advocate with a lot to say about racial division and healing.

by Angela Davis, Samantha Matsumoto and Nicole Johnson

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January 19, 2023 4:19 PM

Minnesota House passes right to abortion bill as supporters and opponents gather

The Minnesota House of Representatives late Thursday approved a proposal to enshrine in state law the right to an abortion — and access to other reproductive health care. After hours of passionate debate, the House voted 69-65 to pass the bill.

by Dana Ferguson