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Podcast takes aim at 'toxic masculinity' in Hmong culture

Podcast takes aim at 'toxic masculinity' in Hmong culture

Two Minnesota podcasters are trying to shed light on a subject many Hmong men would rather avoid: A male-dominated culture that can lead to domestic abuse.
by Jeffrey Bissoy

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Freemasons say they're needed now more than ever. So why are their ranks dwindling?

Freemasons say they're needed now more than ever. So why are their ranks dwindling?

Freemasons once counted Founding Fathers, ex-presidents and titans of industry among their members. But for many, the allure is gone from the once shadowy fraternity, and membership has fallen off.
by Christianna Silva

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Photographer explores Asian American identity in 'Where We're Really From'

Photographer explores Asian American identity in 'Where We're Really From'

Photographer Eric Lee finds his own childhood reflected in his multimedia project, "Where We're Really From." It explores growing up Asian American, through two young brothers, Henry and Hayle Pham.
by Kisha Ravi

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Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights

Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights

Among Biden’s plans: Lifting the Trump administration’s near-total ban on military service for transgender people, barring federal contractors from anti-LGBTQ job discrimination, and creating high-level LGBTQ-rights positions in the federal government.
by The Associated Press

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French police officers in custody after video emerges of brutal beating of Black man

French police officers in custody after video emerges of brutal beating of Black man

The officers were unaware they were being filmed by a surveillance camera in Paris as they beat the man. The incident comes as the government tries to pass controversial limits on images of police.
by Eleanor Beardsley

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A garden is the frontline in the fight against racial inequality and disease

A garden is the frontline in the fight against racial inequality and disease

North Minneapolis's mostly minority community lost its only grocery store this summer. It's a neighborhood grappling with heart disease, obesity and COVID-19. A garden may help.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Trump races to weaken environmental, worker protections; implement last-minute policies

Trump races to weaken environmental, worker protections; implement last-minute policies

The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of eleventh-hour policy changes. Among them: The Justice Department is fast-tracking a rule that could reintroduce firing squads and electrocutions to federal executions.

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Six months in, the call for justice at 38th and Chicago persists

Six months in, the call for justice at 38th and Chicago persists

While the angry demonstrations that consumed much of south Minneapolis and other cities this summer have largely disappeared, a protest with deep roots has taken hold at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue.
by Megan Burks, Christine T. Nguyen and Evan Frost

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