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August 5, 2019 4:56 PM

'Tragedy averted': Texas grandma praised for stopping alleged planned mass shooting

"I want to praise the defendant's grandmother, who saved lives by interrupting this plot," said a federal prosecutor. She was able to persuade her grandson to go to a hospital.

by Merrit Kennedy

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August 5, 2019 4:14 PM

'Do something!': Calls for action after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton

Advocates for changing America's gun laws spoke out loudly on Sunday — and many of them shouted a simple command to their public servants: "Do something!"

by Bill Chappell

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August 5, 2019 4:01 PM

'Uniquely lawless': Security firm drops 8chan website following El Paso shooting

"At some level firing 8chan as a customer is easy," Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said. Before the Texas shooting, the suspect is believed to have posted a white nationalist, anti-Hispanic screed.

by Sasha Ingber

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August 5, 2019 3:09 PM

How the U.S. compares with other countries in deaths from gun violence

The national average in the U.S. is 4.43 deaths per 100,000. By contrast, in Canada, the figure is 0.47 per 100,000. In Bangladesh, it's 0.07 deaths per 100,000.

by Nurith Aizenman and Marc Silver

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August 5, 2019 10:58 AM

The latest: El Paso victim dies, raising death toll to 22

Authorities say another person has died from a weekend mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, raising the death toll in that attack to 22.

by The Associated Press

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August 5, 2019 8:31 AM

In Seattle, a move across town could be a path out of poverty

Studies show poor children living in "high opportunity" areas have a better chance at success. A program in the Seattle area to help families move to better neighborhoods has seen promising results.

by Pam Fessler

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August 5, 2019 4:00 AM

Data: Nearly 1 billion pain pills flooded Minnesota during height of opioid crisis

Data made available by the Washington Post show a link between prescribing practices and rising opioid overdose deaths in Minnesota and across the country.

by Jon Collins

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August 2, 2019 10:40 AM

Minnesota nonprofit studies attitudes in Muslim community over census

A Minnesota nonprofit organization is gathering input from the Muslim community about the 2020 U.S. Census amid discussions over whether to require people to answer a question about citizenship.

by Riham Feshir

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August 1, 2019 3:03 PM

County, school failed in sex assault responses, Human Rights Department says

Stressing the need to protect children from sexual assault and hold adults in power accountable, the agency went public Thursday with legal actions it took against Ramsey County and a west metro high school.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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August 1, 2019 1:29 PM

Racist incidents in schools point to deep-seated, structural problems

An MPR News report explores what happened at a Burnsville middle school after the principal was caught on video repeating a racial slur. Angela Davis spoke with two experts about racist incidents at schools, the structural racism that underlies them, and the way it affects student learning.

by Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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Social Issues

'Tragedy averted': Texas grandma praised for stopping alleged planned mass shooting

'Do something!': Calls for action after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton

'Uniquely lawless': Security firm drops 8chan website following El Paso shooting

How the U.S. compares with other countries in deaths from gun violence

The latest: El Paso victim dies, raising death toll to 22

In Seattle, a move across town could be a path out of poverty

Data: Nearly 1 billion pain pills flooded Minnesota during height of opioid crisis

Minnesota nonprofit studies attitudes in Muslim community over census

County, school failed in sex assault responses, Human Rights Department says

Racist incidents in schools point to deep-seated, structural problems

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