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ICE detains man driving wife to hospital for planned C-section

ICE detains man driving wife to hospital for planned C-section

A pregnant woman had to drive herself to the hospital and deliver her baby after U.S. immigration officials took her husband into custody because of an arrest warrant related to a homicide in Mexico.
by Wynne Davis

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Wisconsin political activists hope 'silent canvass' will win back black voters

Wisconsin political activists hope 'silent canvass' will win back black voters

Political activist Angela Lang admonishes Democrats for blaming their 2016 losses on African-Americans, while failing to run candidates better suited to win the trust of black communities. Lang tries to reframe the question of voter turnout by asking, "How about we had a candidate that actually earned our votes?"
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Ian Stewart

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HUD accuses Facebook of allowing housing discrimination

HUD accuses Facebook of allowing housing discrimination

In a formal complaint, HUD says Facebook allows landlords and home sellers to use targeted ads to discriminate based upon the recipient's race, religion, sex, familial status and national origin.
by Brakkton Booker

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Groups work together to help Mpls. homeless encampment

Groups work together to help Mpls. homeless encampment

Members of St. Stephen's Human Services, Natives Against Heroin and other community organizations tried to alleviate some of the issues facing the residents of an encampment in Minneapolis.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Miss America: Leadership bullied, manipulated, silenced me

Miss America: Leadership bullied, manipulated, silenced me

The reigning Miss America says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant's current leadership, including Gretchen Carlson.
by Associated Press

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Ready for a linguistic controversy? Say 'mhmm'

Ready for a linguistic controversy? Say 'mhmm'

"Mhmm" is a small word that's often used unconsciously. But it can actually tell us a lot about language, bias and the transatlantic slave trade.
by Kumari Devarajan

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Overdose total hits 76 in Connecticut park

Overdose total hits 76 in Connecticut park

The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in New Haven, Conn., as officials try to determine exactly what sickened people.
by Associated Press

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How the #MeToo movement is playing out in politics

How the #MeToo movement is playing out in politics

When voters selected Congressman Keith Ellison in the recent primaries did the allegation of domestic violence weigh on women's minds?
by Kerri Miller and Jo Erickson

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