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May 20, 2019 7:59 PM

The other reasons kids aren't getting vaccinations: poverty and health care access

Religious and ideological opposition to vaccines has fueled the current measles outbreak. But there's another factor driving low vaccination rates in some communities: poverty.

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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May 20, 2019 5:43 PM

Supreme Court rules in favor of Native American rights in Wyoming hunting case

Justice Neil Gorsuch, the only Westerner on the court, again provided the decisive vote in favor of American Indian rights.

by Nina Totenberg and Domenico Montanaro

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May 20, 2019 5:06 PM

Teenager is latest migrant child to die in U.S. custody

The 16-year-old boy was found unresponsive after a routine welfare check at a facility near the U.S. border with Mexico. He was the fifth migrant child since December to die after being detained.

by Shannon Van Sant

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May 20, 2019 11:39 AM

Helping the homeless: Couple creates mobile shower unit, will begin operating in June

The van is about halfway done, Jason Jaques said, and the first shower will be available June 4.

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May 20, 2019 8:58 AM

Stuck in detention: For immigrants without lawyers, justice is hard to find

Having a lawyer is an important factor in getting released. A Dane County, Wis., program helps immigrants get out of jail and challenge efforts to deport them

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May 20, 2019 12:00 AM

Brains and Losses: The bottom line on aging and financial vulnerability

Neuroscientists and gerontologists see evidence that people aging normally can become more vulnerable to financial exploitation. Marketplace's David Brancaccio and his team have identified fraud victims and their families who have been willing to tell their stories.

by MPR News Staff

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May 19, 2019 7:25 PM

Hundreds protest Alabama's abortion ban at state capitol

Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Alabama Capitol on Sunday to protest the state's newly approved abortion ban, chanting "my body, my choice!" and "vote them out!"

by Associated Press

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May 19, 2019 8:15 AM

Deported after living in U.S. for 26 years, he navigates a new life in Mexico

Sitting in his small apartment in Mexico, separated from his family, 29-year-old Gilberto Olivas-Bejarano is part of a generation of young people who are neither Mexican nor American, neither undocumented nor fully able to participate in the society around them.

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Peter Breslow

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May 18, 2019 5:40 PM

Where's masculinity headed? Men's groups and therapists are talking

American men face higher rates of suicide than women and higher rates of incarceration. In the age of #MeToo, some men are turning to each other to build healthy esteem that builds up others, too.

by Alan Yu