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Numbers suggest progress on opioid fight

Numbers suggest progress on opioid fight

State health officials say new data suggest progress is being made in the opioid epidemic with preliminary numbers released Tuesday showing a significant drop in opioid overdose deaths from 2017 to 2018.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Second banana in porn troll case gets five years

Second banana in porn troll case gets five years

John Steele, who helped with the prosecution of his porn troll partner, Paul Hansmeier, was sentenced in Minneapolis to five years in prison. Steele and Hansmeier ran an extortion scheme involving pornographic videos.
by Martin Moylan

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Cities and immigrants drove census controversy -- 100 years ago

Cities and immigrants drove census controversy -- 100 years ago

A century ago, debate over immigration and urban-rural power stalled congressional action on the results of the census. The tensions that mattered then still persist a century later.
by Ron Elving

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Equal pay for equal play: U.S. women's soccer team tackles its next quest

Equal pay for equal play: U.S. women's soccer team tackles its next quest

Fresh off its fourth Women's World Cup title, the U.S. Women's National Team has its eyes set on another prize: more money. The women make less than their male counterparts.
by Tom Goldman

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Scene at St. Louis Park pledge protest is far from indivisible

Scene at St. Louis Park pledge protest is far from indivisible

The City Council had voted to stop the routine recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at its meetings. Protesters objected.
by Nina Moini

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Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws

Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws

One reason may be that it's harder and costlier for teens to buy marijuana from licensed dispensaries than from dealers, said lead author Mark Anderson, a health economist at Montana State University.
by Associated Press

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Motorcycle crash shows bioethicist the dark side of quitting opioids alone

Motorcycle crash shows bioethicist the dark side of quitting opioids alone

When medical bioethicist Travis Rieder tried to taper off pain medication after a roadway accident, he was disappointed by his doctors' reaction: "Everybody had a reason to send me to somebody else."
by Terry Gross

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Barr sees a way for census to legally ask about citizenship

Barr sees a way for census to legally ask about citizenship

Attorney General William Barr said Monday he sees a way to legally add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, despite a Supreme Court ruling that blocked its inclusion, at least temporarily.
by Associated Press

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Double standard? Players, fans push back on criticism of U.S. women's soccer

Double standard? Players, fans push back on criticism of U.S. women's soccer

The U.S. women's team at this year's World Cup faced criticism that they're too cocky, or disrespectful. The players answered their critics by winning the tournament on Sunday. And Minnesota soccer fans' take on the criticism? They aren't buying it.
by Marcheta Fornoff

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Acting homeland security secretary defends border conditions

Acting homeland security secretary defends border conditions

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday defended conditions at U.S. Border Patrol stations following reports of crowded and unsanitary conditions that have heightened debate about President Trump's immigration policy.
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