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Acting head of Customs and Border Protection plans to step down

Acting head of Customs and Border Protection plans to step down

John Sanders is expected to make his resignation effective July 5, two officials said. The move comes after hundreds of children were removed from a facility without adequate food and sanitation.
by John Burnett and Vanessa Romo

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More than 100 migrant kids moved back to troubled facility

More than 100 migrant kids moved back to troubled facility

U.S. government officials say they've moved more than 100 kids back to a remote border facility where lawyers reported detained children were caring for each other and had inadequate food, water, and sanitation.
by Associated Press

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Government moves migrant kids after poor conditions exposed

Government moves migrant kids after poor conditions exposed

The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 children were detained there, caring for each other with inadequate food, water and sanitation.
by Associated Press

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St. Cloud Times calls out 'cowards' for racism, xenophobia

A recent New York Times article turned the spotlight on St. Cloud and the hostilities toward immigrants and refugees there. The editorial board of the St. Cloud Times published a response titled "Cowards Will Be our Downfall."
by Cathy Wurzer

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One of first gay men to get married reflects on history of gay rights movement

One of first gay men to get married reflects on history of gay rights movement

Michael McConnell and Jack Baker made history as the first gay couple in the country to apply for a marriage license in 1970. McConnell looks back at the the history of the gay rights movement in Minnesota.
by Marcheta Fornoff

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Burrell sentenced in last two drug overdose deaths

Burrell sentenced in last two drug overdose deaths

Mother of one of the victims says she forgives convicted drug dealer Beverly Burrell, but blames pharmaceutical industry and doctors for son's addiction.
by Brandt Williams

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Ramsey County to open shelter space to deal with light rail overnight closure

Ramsey County to open shelter space to deal with light rail overnight closure

Somewhere between 150 and 200 people regularly use the light rail as a homeless shelter. In August, the Green Line will stop running between 2 and 4 a.m., and Ramsey County is going to offer more beds by opening an emergency winter shelter months earlier in August.
by Alisa Roth

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Section 8 demand in Twin Cities overwhelms available waitlist spots

Section 8 demand in Twin Cities overwhelms available waitlist spots

The Twin Cities housing authorities and the Metropolitan Council opened their waiting lists simultaneously for the first time this month. And they received more than 45,000 applications for just 7,500 spots on the voucher waiting lists.
by Martin Moylan

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Lawyers: 250 children held in bad conditions at Texas border

Lawyers: 250 children held in bad conditions at Texas border

A traumatic and dangerous situation is unfolding for some 250 infants, children and teens locked up for up to 27 days without adequate food, water and sanitation, according to a legal team that interviewed dozens of children at a Border Patrol station in Texas.
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