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Pope Francis calls for same-sex civil union law in new documentary

Pope Francis calls for same-sex civil union law in new documentary

"What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered," the pope said in an interview in the film “Francesco,” which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival.
by Sylvia Poggioli, Tom Gjelten and Alex Leff

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'I’m not alone': Minnesota students of color lead movement for equity in schools

'I’m not alone': Minnesota students of color lead movement for equity in schools

Inspired by the protests following the police killing of George Floyd, high school students and recent graduates are pushing for anti-racist changes to curriculum, school boards and school discipline. And in some schools, their strategies appear to be working this fall.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Parents of 545 children separated at U.S.-Mexico border still can't be found

Parents of 545 children separated at U.S.-Mexico border still can't be found

A court filing said many of the parents are presumed to no longer be in the United States. Efforts to locate them have been hampered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the filing.
by Mark Katkov

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Even the most successful women pay a big price in pandemic

Even the most successful women pay a big price in pandemic

The unequal division of household work leads to the "mom penalty." For highly educated, high-income women, it could mean losing promotions, future earning power and roles as future leaders.
by Andrea Hsu

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Kao Kalia Yang started out writing her family’s refugee memoir. Now she’s sharing the journeys of others

Kao Kalia Yang started out writing her family’s refugee memoir. Now she’s sharing the journeys of others

The Minnesota author's new book, "Somewhere in the Unknown World," began when she collected her uncle’s story about fleeing Laos. Then she spoke to a Liberian hospital worker, a Karen parent from school, a Jewish singer from Ukraine — and created “a collective refugee memoir.”

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Teaching kids Indigenous language and culture

Teaching kids Indigenous language and culture

Some Minnesota school districts are home to Native American education programs, where Native kids can learn Indigenous languages, art forms and history. At 11 a.m. Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis will talk with two educators who lead these programs about why they’re so important to have in our public schools.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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County government is boring by design. National politics are making it less so

County government is boring by design. National politics are making it less so

As this year’s hotly contested presidential election draws near, the drama is bleeding down into Minnesota’s ground-level politics. That’s especially true in Beltrami County, where local races seem to be messier and more partisan than ever.
by John Enger

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Sixty years on, an NBA story teaches about racial injustice

Sixty years on, an NBA story teaches about racial injustice

The Minneapolis Laker’s Elgin Baylor’s high-flying style of basketball energized the early NBA, but it was his appearance courtside in a suit that changed the league. Now that story is being told in a children’s book.
by Myah Christenson

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