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France bans street harassment, approving hefty fines for catcallers

France bans street harassment, approving hefty fines for catcallers

The measure also expands protections for underage rape victims. The move, which has been months in the making, follows a recent video of a man hitting a woman on the street.
by Colin Dwyer

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Dozens of runners head for sobriety powwow, 200 miles away

Dozens of runners head for sobriety powwow, 200 miles away

A few dozen runners are traveling 200 miles from the Red Lake Indian Reservation to the powwow grounds on the Fond du Lac reservation.
by John Enger

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New law gives MN financial advisers more clout in fighting elder fraud

A Minnesota law that took effect Wednesday gives advisers some news tools to report suspicious activity tied to the financial accounts of potentially vulnerable seniors.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Out of spotlight, tribes keep fighting Dakota pipeline

Out of spotlight, tribes keep fighting Dakota pipeline

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., is weighing whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers adequately considered effects on the tribes before approving the Dakota Access pipeline. He is expected to rule by Aug. 10.
by Reuters

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Video: ICE arrest tactics roil Twin Cities courthouses

Video: ICE arrest tactics roil Twin Cities courthouses

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are increasingly finding their arrest targets inside local courthouses. But one arrest caught on video last Thursday in St. Paul has immigrant advocates crying foul.
by Riham Feshir

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Why it's still OK to 'trash' poor white people

Why it's still OK to 'trash' poor white people

A lot has changed in the U.S. over two centuries. One thing that hasn't? How we talk about poor white people.
by Leah Donnella

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