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'It's a challenge, but that's what I'm here for'

'It's a challenge, but that's what I'm here for'

Five years since its founding, Twin Cities nonprofit Mile in My Shoes continues to forge bonds between people who are homeless or living in halfway houses, and mentors from the local running community. Those partnerships were on display Sunday at a 5K race.
by Marcheta Fornoff

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Bishop faces backlash after tweet about Pride Month

Bishop faces backlash after tweet about Pride Month

Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop on Sunday defended a tweet urging Catholics to not support or attend LGBTQ Pride Month events. His tweet spurred rebukes by thousands of people on Twitter; many invoked the scandals of clergy sexual abuse of children in the church.
by Associated Press

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White House: Trump 'deadly serious' about Mexico tariffs

White House: Trump 'deadly serious' about Mexico tariffs

A top White House official said Sunday that President Trump is "deadly serious" about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow of migrants enough to satisfy the administration.
by Associated Press

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Duluth renames city park in the Ojibwe language

Duluth renames city park in the Ojibwe language

What used to be known as Lake Place Park is now called Gichi-Ode' Akiing, which means A Grand Heart Place in the Ojibwe language, after a naming ceremony Friday. Backers say the name change will increase the visibility of Native Americans in Duluth
by Dan Kraker

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Mpls. landlords fight bid to limit vetos of tenants

Mpls. landlords fight bid to limit vetos of tenants

The plan would restrict a landlord's ability to reject an applicant based on credit, eviction or criminal history.
by Martin Moylan

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