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After Nichols killing, protesters call for police reform during St. Paul rally

After Nichols killing, protesters call for police reform during St. Paul rally

The protesters braved temperatures in the low-single digits to call for Gov. Tim Walz and the DFL-led Minnesota Legislature to end qualified immunity for police officers in the state, which grants them protection from individual liability claims.
by Jon Collins and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Tyre Nichols loved skateboarding. That's how his friends say they'll remember him

Tyre Nichols loved skateboarding. That's how his friends say they'll remember him

Old videos of Nichols on his skateboard have taken on new meaning in recent days — offering friends a way to remember what he loved and how he lived, as opposed to the harrowing way he died.
by Juliana Kim

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Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives

Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives

Access has improved across the U.S. to a rescue drug that reverses opioid overdoses, but advocates say naloxone — commonly known by its brand name Narcan — still isn't getting to everyone who needs it. 
by The Associated Press

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Memphis braces for the release of Tyre Nichols arrest footage

Memphis braces for the release of Tyre Nichols arrest footage

Memphis authorities say they're planning to release body camera footage depicting the 29-year-old's death sometime after 6 p.m. CT. Cities across the U.S. are bracing for protests.
by Emily Olson

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Clint Smith on how to reckon with slavery as America's original sin

Clint Smith on how to reckon with slavery as America's original sin

Clint Smith’s acclaimed book, “How the Word Is Passed,” is now out in paperback. In it, he examines how slavery has been central in shaping our country’s collective history, and ourselves.
by Kelly Gordon

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Migration could prevent a looming population crisis. But there are catches

Migration could prevent a looming population crisis. But there are catches

“Population decline” is a mild way to describe what could be a global demographic crisis, according to experts. But while migration may be the obvious solution, politics could get in the way.
by Kai McNamee

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MN Senate votes to ban discrimination based on hair, OKs Juneteenth holiday

MN Senate votes to ban discrimination based on hair, OKs Juneteenth holiday

Backers said Black Minnesotans, particularly women, face workplace discrimination for styling their hair in braids, twists or locks, or for their natural hair texture. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery following the Civil War.
by Dana Ferguson

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Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime in a new interview

Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime in a new interview

He stressed that lack of charity with one another is a sin and added that the Catholic Church should work to put an end to laws in some countries that criminalize homosexuality.
by Sylvia Poggioli

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