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Fact check: Dems on migrant kids, the rich and climate

Fact check: Dems on migrant kids, the rich and climate

A fired-up field of Democrats stumbled on some facts at the most visceral turns in their debate Thursday as they took on and sometimes sparred over race, the treatment of migrant children, the climate and the super-rich.
by The Associated Press

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After disagreements over LGBT clergy, U.S. Methodists move closer to split

After disagreements over LGBT clergy, U.S. Methodists move closer to split

Methodists around the U.S. have been engaged in tense discussions over the future of their church. "We are in an untenable situation," Bishop Thomas Bickerton told delegates at a recent meeting.
by Tom Gjelten

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House sends Trump $4.6B border bill, yielding to Senate

House sends Trump $4.6B border bill, yielding to Senate

Congress is at a standoff over a $4.6 billion aid package for the southern border as House Democrats say a Senate-passed measure doesn't go far enough to care for thousands of migrant families and children.
by The Associated Press

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Mpls. congregation may be expelled from denomination over LGBT stance

Mpls. congregation may be expelled from denomination over LGBT stance

A Minneapolis pastor will likely be defrocked and his congregation expelled from the Evangelical Covenant Church this week. The issue: same-sex relationships.
by Cathy Wurzer

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U.S. Sen. Tina Smith on new bill aiming to lower the cost of insulin

A group of Minnesotans with diabetes plan to cross the border into Canada again this week to buy insulin for a fraction of what it would cost them here. People are increasingly turning to such options as insulin prices in the U.S. soar.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A grim border drowning underlines peril facing many migrants

A grim border drowning underlines peril facing many migrants

The man reportedly set his nearly 2-year-old daughter on the bank of the Rio Grande river and started back for his wife. But seeing him move away, the girl threw herself into the waters. The man returned and was able to grab his daughter, but the current swept them both away.
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Time running short, showdown looms over border aid package

Time running short, showdown looms over border aid package

It took last-minute changes and a full-court press by top Democratic leaders, but the House passed with relative ease a $4.5 billion emergency border aid package to care for thousands of migrant families and unaccompanied children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
by The Associated Press

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Rochester officials seek solutions to keep homeless out of skyways

Rochester officials seek solutions to keep homeless out of skyways

After a brutal winter when more homeless people used the city skyways for shelter, Rochester officials are seeking new solutions for the coming cold season.
by Catharine Richert

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