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'Minnesota is my home': Liberians face deportation deadline

'Minnesota is my home': Liberians face deportation deadline

Several thousand Liberians who have long lived in Minnesota could face deportation within weeks. A special residency status for native Liberians living in the U.S. is set to expire, unless President Trump extends it.
by Martin Moylan

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Minnesota tattoo artists raise awareness for mental health

Minnesota tattoo artists raise awareness for mental health

The semicolon has become a symbol of resilience for people facing or impacted by mental illness, the St. Cloud Times reported. A semicolon tattoo can be a permanent reminder not to give up.
by Associated Press

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#MeToo awareness sharpens focus on pay equity

#MeToo awareness sharpens focus on pay equity

After #MeToo, many employment attorneys say they've seen the number of pay-disparity cases spike, and employers are having to adapt by conducting investigations and pay audits.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Measure on bigotry, anti-Semitism sparks debate

Measure on bigotry, anti-Semitism sparks debate

Generational as well as ideological, the argument was fueled in part by young, liberal lawmakers -- and voters -- who have become a face of the newly empowered Democratic majority in the House. These lawmakers are critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
by The Associated Press

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Memos reveal details behind new Trump asylum program

Memos reveal details behind new Trump asylum program

Border agents have been told to explicitly target Spanish speakers and migrants from Latin America in carrying out a Trump administration program requiring asylum seekers wait in Mexico, according to memos obtained by The Associated Press.
by Associated Press

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Dissent among Dems postpones action on anti-Semitism measure

Dissent among Dems postpones action on anti-Semitism measure

House Democrats on Wednesday postponed indefinitely a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism after a contentious meeting in which some new members confronted leaders over their push to rebuke Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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Second judge blocks Trump Administration's Census citizenship question plans

Second judge blocks Trump Administration's Census citizenship question plans

A second federal judge has issued a court ruling against the administration's plans to ask whether every person living in the country is a U.S. citizen in the upcoming 2020 census.

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