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How the Coast Guard's first Black woman pilot helped give the next one her wings

How the Coast Guard's first Black woman pilot helped give the next one her wings

Jeanine Menze was discouraged from pursuing her dream to fly planes when she didn't see any women of color in the field. Then she met La'Shanda Holmes. "When I met you, I saw myself," Menze told her at StoryCorps.
by Eleanor Vassili and Emma Bowman

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St. Cloud mayor shares pain of brother’s loss, ahead of event to raise awareness of veteran suicide

Minnesota loses about 100 veterans a year to suicide. St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, whose brother took his own life last year, is one of the speakers at an event Saturday aimed at raising awareness of veteran suicide and preventing more deaths.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Report: Minnesota had 30 known victims of intimate partner homicide in 2020

Report: Minnesota had 30 known victims of intimate partner homicide in 2020

Advocates are calling for more housing options and resources for survivors of domestic abuse as the pandemic highlights the ongoing disproportionate impact on Black and Indigenous women.
by Nina Moini

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Drug overdoses treated in Minnesota hospitals jumped as pandemic worsened

Drug overdoses treated in Minnesota hospitals jumped as pandemic worsened

Even as more people avoided hospital emergency rooms last year to dodge COVID-19 exposure, the number of Minnesotans treated for non-fatal drug overdoses jumped 18 percent from 2019.
by Jon Collins

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Shadowed by controversy, NASA won't rename new space telescope

Shadowed by controversy, NASA won't rename new space telescope

Some scientists are calling on NASA to rename the James Webb Space Telescope, arguing that its namesake was complicit in the persecution of gay government workers. NASA says the name will stay.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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The 2nd-largest racial group in the U.S. is 'some other race.' Most are Latino

The 2nd-largest racial group in the U.S. is 'some other race.' Most are Latino

Nearly 50 million people identified with a mysterious, catchall category on the 2020 census. Researchers say that will make it harder to use the data to address racial inequities over the next decade.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Brooklyn Center police must justify arrests for nonfelony offenses, city says

Brooklyn Center police must justify arrests for nonfelony offenses, city says

The city of Brooklyn Center introduced its first public safety changes Tuesday — part of a package of reforms the mayor announced following the police killing of Daunte Wright in the spring.
by Nina Moini

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Anita Hill started a conversation about sexual harassment. She's not done yet.

Anita Hill started a conversation about sexual harassment. She's not done yet.

Hill doesn't regret testifying against Clarence Thomas during his 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearing: "There is victory in being able to come forward and state what has happened to you."
by Terry Gross

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