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December 11, 2018 12:04 PM

5 questions as Minneapolis opens experimental homeless shelter

The "navigation center" is the first of its kind in Minnesota and could be a model for sheltering homeless across the state, if it succeeds. Here's what it's about.

by Max Nesterak

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December 11, 2018 9:41 AM

Poll: Americans want Trump to compromise on border wall amid possible shutdown

Fifty-seven percent don't think demanding funding for the wall is worth the gridlock, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds. Many do not consider the wall a top priority for the next Congress, either.

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December 9, 2018 10:20 AM

Macron to break silence, address French nation amid protests

Pressure is mounting on French President Emmanuel Macron to announce concrete measures to calm protests marked by violence when he addresses the nation Monday evening.

by Associated Press

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December 9, 2018 7:15 AM

In northern Wisconsin, fighting addiction started with recruiting the right doctor

While opioids get all the attention, rural communities struggle with substances like meth and alcohol, too. One clinic in northern Wisconsin is building up capacity to treat all of them, using both medicine and counseling.

by Bram Sable-Smith

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December 8, 2018 12:55 PM

Protesters at UN talks demand action against warming climate

Thousands of people from around the world marched Saturday through the southern Polish city that's hosting this year's U.N. climate talks, demanding that their governments take tougher action to curb global warming.

by Associated Press

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December 7, 2018 4:23 PM

Man who drove into crowd convicted of first-degree murder

The man who drove his car into a crowd of people counterprotesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. was convicted by a state jury of multiple charges.

by Associated Press

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December 7, 2018 6:03 AM

Outreach group accused of abuse, intimidation at homeless camp

Native American leaders in the Twin Cities condemned the actions of a group working in the homeless encampment in Minneapolis in a public statement Friday.

by Max Nesterak

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December 6, 2018 4:30 PM

Missing Pine Co. mom, infant found safe

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Friday said Laura Lee St. Awesome, 39, and her 1-month-old son, Theo Stillday, were found overnight.

by MPR News Staff

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December 5, 2018 1:45 PM

Developer to build 70 homes in response to Mpls. homeless camp

A Twin Cities affordable housing developer plans to build a 70-unit apartment building in Minneapolis in response to the homeless encampment along Franklin and Hiawatha avenues.

by Max Nesterak