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Serving up organic vegetarian soup and a side of dignity

Serving up organic vegetarian soup and a side of dignity

Those who eat at A Soup for You! — a “radical soup kitchen” — order their meals and are seated at regular tables, just as they would at a restaurant. The chef behind the concept says it’s about treating everybody with respect.
by Tarkor Zehn

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Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations; not a full travel ban

Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations; not a full travel ban

Department of Homeland Security officials say the six countries didn't meet security screening requirements for identification and information-sharing. The new effort restricts certain kinds of visas and the countries affected are Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.
by The Associated Press

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Judge finds Nobles County's policy on ICE holds violated law

Thursday's ruling comes in a class-action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota. The ACLU argued that the sheriff's office routinely violated the rights of jail inmates by transferring them from local to federal custody at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
by The Associated Press and Riham Feshir

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Forest Lake church to build tiny homes for the homeless on its property

Members of Faith Lutheran Church are embarking on an unusual project to address homelessness. They've decided to build tiny homes, about a dozen of them, on church property. They're calling the project "sacred settlement."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Life expectancy rose slightly in 2018, as drug overdose deaths fell

Life expectancy rose slightly in 2018, as drug overdose deaths fell

The turnaround is welcome news after rising drug overdose and suicide rates had pushed life expectancy down since 2014. Could America be turning the tide on opioid addiction?
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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