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A new approach to incarceration in the U.S.: responsibility

A new approach to incarceration in the U.S.: responsibility

Authorities in Massachusetts want to cut the recidivism rate for men ages 18 to 24. They're trying a new program based on a German model that teaches responsibility as a means to greater freedoms.
by Cristina Quinn

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Duluth to Montgomery: 'It's going to be painful and exciting'

Duluth to Montgomery: 'It's going to be painful and exciting'

A group left Duluth Tuesday evening for a round trip that will span thousands of miles through eight states, bookended by memorials for victims of lynching.
by Tom Weber

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Lynchings across the country had striking similarities

Lynchings across the country had striking similarities

After the Duluth lynching in 1920, a graphic photograph of three black men killed by being hanged from a light pole was distributed as a postcard. Turns out, that wasn't unusual.
by Tom Weber

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A story of apathy in 'Red Clocks'

A story of apathy in 'Red Clocks'

Author Leni Zumas explores what it would be like if everyone gave up the fight for reproductive rights.
by Kerri Miller

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MN sailor still missing from Navy base

Jacob Tyler failed to show up for work April 17 and has not been seen since, police say.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Minneapolis mayor pitching program to increase affordable housing

Minneapolis mayor pitching program to increase affordable housing

If property owners are willing to keep rent for 20 percent of their units at what is considered an affordable housing rate for that area, the city will give landlords a 20 percent break on their property taxes.
by Nina Moini

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Accepting rights award, Kaepernick decries 'lawful lynching'

Accepting rights award, Kaepernick decries 'lawful lynching'

Amnesty International gave former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his kneeling protest of racial injustice that launched a sports movement and might have cost him his job.
by Associated Press

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