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'Feeling like we belong': U.S. adoptees return to South Korea to trace their roots

'Feeling like we belong': U.S. adoptees return to South Korea to trace their roots

South Korea was once the largest source of children for international adoptions. Now some adoptees are building ties with birth family members. Critics say South Korean adoption laws need improvement.
by Anthony Kuhn

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Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them

Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them

Walt Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck each filed police reports this month claiming they were inappropriately touched by tourists, including one man from Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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People can't even agree on when the decade ends

People can't even agree on when the decade ends

In these binary times, it might not surprise anyone that people can't even agree on when one period of time ends and another begins.
by Bill Chappell

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A hateful attack led to an unexpected forever friendship

A hateful attack led to an unexpected forever friendship

After a Somali American woman was attacked for speaking Swahili at a Coon Rapids restaurant, the attacker's sister reached out to see if she was OK. The two women recently returned to StoryCorps to talk about their bond.
by Emma Bowman, Jud Esty-Kendall and Emily Martinez

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Officer shows compassion after citing woman for taking food

Sarah Lindgren's husband died unexpectedly a few years ago, leaving her to care for numerous children and grandchildren. Money was tight and she had been rationing food. "It had been awhile since we'd had a good meal," Lindgren said. "I was determined to give them a good meal no matter what it cost me."
by The Associated Press

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In 2019, the legal fight over opioids unraveled into confusion and infighting

In 2019, the legal fight over opioids unraveled into confusion and infighting

This was meant to be the year we answered a big question about the deadly opioid epidemic: Will drug companies that make and sell prescription pain medications be held liable? That clarity never came.
by Brian Mann

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Diversity big on the ballot in race for a Minnesota House seat

Diversity big on the ballot in race for a Minnesota House seat

Six of the 12 candidates in the coming District 60A special election in Minneapolis are first- or second-generation immigrants, part of a growing trend of people with new-immigrant roots seeking political power in Minnesota and the U.S.

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