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Feminists weigh their wins and losses after nearly four years of Trump

Feminists weigh their wins and losses after nearly four years of Trump

The latest round of women's marches is against the filling of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat. It's also an opportunity for activists to take stock as the stakes of the election loom.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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Gun-waving St. Louis couple plead not guilty to 2 felony charges

Gun-waving St. Louis couple plead not guilty to 2 felony charges

A grand jury indicted Mark and Patricia McCloskey last week on weapon and evidence charges. The case stems from a confrontation between the McCloskeys and protesters for racial justice on June 28.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Meet the Minneapolis ‘violence interrupters’

Meet the Minneapolis ‘violence interrupters’

The city has employed community members to head off conflicts before they turn deadly. The anti-violence program is being rolled out at a time when shootings in Minneapolis are at a five-year high.
by Nina Moini

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GOP report slams Walz for response to George Floyd unrest

GOP report slams Walz for response to George Floyd unrest

Three weeks before Election Day, Republicans in the Minnesota Senate released a report Tuesday critical of DFL Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for their responses to civil unrest in the city earlier this year.
by Tim Pugmire

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Easy online voter registration? Not for many of Minnesota’s new citizens

Easy online voter registration? Not for many of Minnesota’s new citizens

Registering online to vote and get an absentee ballot in Minnesota is as easy as your English language skills are strong. And if they aren’t, the online process can be a frustrating experience that advocates worry is keeping eligible Minnesotans from voting this fall.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Black churches mobilizing voters despite virus challenges

Black churches mobilizing voters despite virus challenges

This year, churches are organizing socially distant caravans with greatly reduced capacity for early voting and Election Day ballot-casting. Volunteers are phone-banking and canvasing the homes of church members to ensure mail-in and absentee ballots are requested and delivered before the deadlines.
by The Associated Press

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