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Youth, diversity take the reins of power at St. Paul City Hall

Youth, diversity take the reins of power at St. Paul City Hall

“We made our campaigns about people,” says council member-elect Nelsie Yang, 24 — a renter, a woman of color and one of the new faces of political power in St. Paul.

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Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon

Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon

A new national hotline to report sexual misconduct accusations against Catholic bishops in the U.S. could be operating by the end of February, three months ahead of the deadline set by Pope Francis.
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court may side with Trump on 'DREAMers'

Supreme Court may side with Trump on 'DREAMers'

At issue is the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which granted temporary protection from deportation to roughly 700,000 young people.
by Nina Totenberg

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Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center receives $500,000 grant

Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center receives $500,000 grant

The Bush Foundation announced more than $2 million in grants to five nonprofits in Minnesota and the Dakotas Tuesday. One of them is the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, which provides housing and other services for Native American women experiencing addiction, sexual trauma and mental health issues.
by Cathy Wurzer

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U.S. held record number of migrant kids in custody in 2019

U.S. held record number of migrant kids in custody in 2019

New government data shows an unprecedented 69,550 migrant children held in U.S. government custody over the past year. That's more kids detained away from their parents than any other country, according to United Nations researchers.
by The Associated Press

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DACA recipients look to Supreme Court for hope

DACA recipients look to Supreme Court for hope

The Trump administration is asking the court to invalidate the program that temporarily protects from deportation some 700,000 "dreamers" who were brought to the country illegally as children.
by Nina Totenberg

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Macron marks Remembrance Day, 101 years since end of WWI

Macron marks Remembrance Day, 101 years since end of WWI

French President Emmanuel Macron marked Remembrance Day on Monday by relighting the flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under Paris' Arc de Triomphe, below a spectacular giant tricolor flag.
by The Associated Press

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Anti-Islam speaker attracts twice the crowd in Willmar with protest, prayer vigil outside

Anti-Islam speaker attracts twice the crowd in Willmar with protest, prayer vigil outside

Usama Dakdok's second visit to Willmar drew a crowd — two crowds, really. Well over 200 people gathered outside Willmar’s Kennedy Elementary School to oppose his visit and celebrate Willmar as a community welcoming to people of all faiths and ethnic backgrounds. Inside the school in front of more than 100 people, the pastor of The Straight Way of Grace Ministry delivered the message that Islam is dangerous.

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