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Fentanyl deaths in Minnesota surge into 'public health crisis'

Fentanyl deaths in Minnesota surge into 'public health crisis'

The powerful drug that killed Prince and has shattered lives across the Twin Cities contributed to nearly all the 172 deaths tied to synthetic opioids last year. Officials worry fentanyl may be taking heroin's place on the street.
by Jon Collins

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Train to nowhere: Twin Cities light rail becomes home for the homeless

Train to nowhere: Twin Cities light rail becomes home for the homeless

Some 200 people use Metro Transit's rail system each night as a rolling shelter. That homeless population is rising at an alarming rate. A late night ride-along reveals challenges that have no easy answers.
by Nina Moini

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Minnesota highlights texting to find mental health help

Minnesota highlights texting to find mental health help

May is national Mental Health Month, and Minnesota officials are using the opportunity to remind people about expanded services for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
by Mike Moen

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Palestinians in Jerusalem struggle to maintain a foothold in the city they call home

Palestinians in Jerusalem struggle to maintain a foothold in the city they call home

When the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem on Monday and endorses the city as the capital of Israel, it will also be endorsing a strange reality. About 38 percent of the city's residents are not Israeli at all.
by Daniel Estrin

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Companies propose immigration detention centers for Midwest

The proposals, most by for-profit corrections contractors, were submitted to ICE after it put out a request in October for detention sites near St. Paul, Chicago, Detroit and Salt Lake City.
by Associated Press

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Rita Moreno to 'my gente': Be proud of who you are, and don't give up

Rita Moreno to 'my gente': Be proud of who you are, and don't give up

Moreno is being honored by the Ellis Island Honors Society for her work with immigrant communities. She talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her career, her advocacy, and progress in the Latino community.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Nursing homes, senior centers find bullying has no age limit

Nursing homes, senior centers find bullying has no age limit

"There's the clique system just like everywhere else," said Betsy Gran, who until recently was assistant director at San Francisco's 30th Street Senior Center. "It's like 'Mean Girls,' but everyone is 80."
by Associated Press

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New program is bringing the library to a St. Paul laundromat

New program is bringing the library to a St. Paul laundromat

Starting Saturday, the St. Paul Public Library is joining a national effort that provides "pop-up" libraries in laundromats.
by Mike Moen

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Starbucks: No need to purchase to use the potty

Starbucks: No need to purchase to use the potty

Starbucks Chair Howard Schultz said the company will let everyone use its bathrooms, whether they bought a drink or not. It comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.

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