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July 21, 2019 6:02 PM

U.S. hotels caught in fight over housing detained migrants

There's a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels. Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

by Associated Press

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July 21, 2019 11:42 AM

Police launch tear gas as Hong Kong protest turns violent

Hong Kong's protest movement took a violent turn on Sunday, as police launched tear gas at protesters after a massive march continued late into the evening, and subway riders were attacked by masked assailants who apparently were targeting pro-democracy demonstrators.

by Associated Press

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July 20, 2019 11:01 AM

Now starring in children's cartoons: authentic indigenous characters

An Alaska Native girl (Molly of Denali), an Andean boy (Pachamama), two half-brothers in Mesoamerica (Victor and Valentino): Three new animated TV shows or films feature Native people without bygone-era baggage.

by Mandalit del Barco

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July 19, 2019 3:56 PM

There's help for the dreaded 'too old to drive' moment

When is someone too old to drive? It depends, but there’s help for people trying to confront that question.

by Peter Cox

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July 18, 2019 6:26 AM

Fact check: Trump goes after Omar at rally

President Trump on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch.

by The Associated Press

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July 18, 2019 3:59 AM

Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants 'send her back'

President Trump piled on four freshmen congresswomen of color after tweeting this weekend that they should "go back" to the countries they came from, even though three were born in the United States.

by Ayesha Rascoe and Jessica Taylor

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July 17, 2019 2:02 PM

Minnesotans targeted by 'go back' taunts say the sting never leaves

When President Trump tweeted that four congresswomen of color should “go back” to other countries, we asked our readers and listeners if they had ever been told the same.

by Ibrahim Hirsi

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July 17, 2019 10:46 AM

Two views from Israel and Palestine

What has the conflict between Israel and Palestine meant to individuals from each country? MPR News host Kerri Miller asks Palestinian author Yousef Bashir and Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi.

by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy