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Johns Hopkins locates American Indian health research hub in Duluth

Johns Hopkins locates American Indian health research hub in Duluth

A prominent American Indian health researcher has left the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Duluth campus for Johns Hopkins University along with her staff of 12 people.

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U.S. records nearly 20 mass killings for the year so far

U.S. records nearly 20 mass killings for the year so far

The U.S. has recorded nearly 20 mass killings so far this year, the majority of them domestic violence attacks that receive scant national attention compared to high-profile public shootings in recent years at schools, churches and concerts.
by Associated Press

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At Burnsville’s Metcalf Middle School, racial slurs poisoned the culture

At Burnsville’s Metcalf Middle School, racial slurs poisoned the culture

John Metcalf Middle School Principal Shannon McParland apologized in December after she was filmed repeating a racial slur at school. But teachers, students and parents say the video seemed to give others license to use the epithet. They say a culture of racism and retaliation, enabled by school leadership, poisoned the school.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Push for a full 2020 count ramps up after census citizenship question fight

Push for a full 2020 count ramps up after census citizenship question fight

Immigrant advocacy groups are trying to encourage noncitizens to take part in the national head count while many remain skeptical after the Trump administration's failed citizenship question push.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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ACLU: 911 children split at border since 2018 court order

ACLU: 911 children split at border since 2018 court order

More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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Protesters block vehicles at a Fort Snelling federal building housing immigration court

Protesters block vehicles at a Fort Snelling federal building housing immigration court

Several hundred people partially blocked parking lot entrances near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling Tuesday. They were protesting Trump administration policies on immigration.
by MPR News Staff

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Controversial program boosts funding for scarce public housing

Controversial program boosts funding for scarce public housing

Critics accuse Minneapolis officials of selling out low-income residents of public housing through a new program that seeks revenue from private investors. But the program will pay for apartment renovations and not change control of the dwellings.
by Martin Moylan

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Barr changes asylum rules, limits family endangerment claims

Barr changes asylum rules, limits family endangerment claims

Attorney General Barr says Congress never intended for asylum seekers to include family members as part of a "particular social group" eligible for protection.
by Richard Gonzales

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Big question in opioid suits: How to divide any settlement

Big question in opioid suits: How to divide any settlement

The roughly 2,000 state and local governments suing the drug industry over the deadly opioid crisis have yet to see any verdicts or reach any big national settlements but are already tussling with each other over how to divide any money they collect.
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'I know that they're cared for': Why one mom has chosen to foster migrant children

'I know that they're cared for': Why one mom has chosen to foster migrant children

Unaccompanied minors cross the border without family or support. "Any kid that's in my house is, at least while they're here, safe," says one foster mother, Christi.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Sophia Alvarez Boyd and Josh Axelrod

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