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Why people are fleeing Honduras for the U.S.: 'All that's left here is misery'

Why people are fleeing Honduras for the U.S.: 'All that's left here is misery'

Hunger, violence and catastrophic flooding are leading more families to flee the Honduras for the southern U.S. border than any other country. At least 200 families a day are asking for asylum.
by John Burnett

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Reversing Trump, U.S. restores transgender health protections

The Biden administration says the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. That reverses a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care.
by The Associated Press

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Megan Rohrer elected as 1st openly transgender bishop in U.S. Lutheran church

Megan Rohrer elected as 1st openly transgender bishop in U.S. Lutheran church

Megan Rohrer, a pastor in San Francisco, will serve as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Sierra Pacific synod, which includes congregations across Northern California and Nevada.
by Emma Bowman

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Elk River students asked the school’s equity specialist to explain looting. Now parents want him fired

Elk River students asked the school’s equity specialist to explain looting. Now parents want him fired

The teacher whose class had the discussion described the lesson as a constructive one that helped students make sense of current events. But many parents who clicked on a partial recording later interpreted the conversation differently. In between those two accounts lies a fault line that confronts educators — especially Black educators — when they try to discuss race in the classroom.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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In Focus: George Floyd's legacy and impact

A year and a day after George Floyd’s murder, host Angela Davis led a conversation with community leaders, memory keepers and activists working to maintain his legacy in our communities and beyond.
by Angela Davis, Rachel Yang and MPR News Staff

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Federal grand jury brings civil rights charges against ex-officers involved in Floyd's killing

Federal grand jury brings civil rights charges against ex-officers involved in Floyd's killing

A federal grand jury has indicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the three other former officers involved in the killing of George Floyd last May on charges that the officers violated Floyd's civil rights.
by Riham Feshir and Jon Collins

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