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April 21, 2018 12:50 PM

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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April 21, 2018 10:58 AM

India approves death penalty for rape of young children

The move follows widespread outrage over the recent rape and killing of an 8-year-old girl in India's Jammu-Kashmir state, the alleged rape of a girl by a ruling party lawmaker in Uttar Pradesh state and several other rape cases involving girls in the country.

by Associated Press

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April 20, 2018 4:50 PM

Students rally at Capitol against gun violence

The event in St. Paul coincided with a national school walkout.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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April 20, 2018 4:00 AM

'We cannot arrest our way out of this addiction crisis' -- The fight against opioid abuse

Courts data show that as the number of opioid-related deaths has grown, so too have efforts to crack down on people who provide the drugs.

by Brandt Williams

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April 19, 2018 2:45 PM

Women take fall in Nobel scandal for man's alleged misdeeds

The ugly internal feud has already reached the top levels of public life in the Scandinavian nation known for its promotion of gender equality, with the prime minister, the king and the Nobel board weighing in.

by Associated Press

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April 19, 2018 9:00 AM

How does the BBC World Service cover the U.S. for the rest of the world?

In an age of social media, traditional news organizations must contend with the proliferation of fake news—and fact-based journalism is often denounced as fake.

by Mike Edgerly and Jeff Jones

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April 19, 2018 7:42 AM

New data: Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions

New data show that the number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year. They showed their biggest drop in 25 years.

by Associated Press

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April 18, 2018 6:31 PM

Bump stock manufacturer is shutting down production

Slide Fire will stop taking orders and halt manufacturing of the rapid-fire gun products. It is facing a class action lawsuit for negligence and the government is pursuing a ban on the devices.

by Vanessa Romo

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April 18, 2018 6:32 AM

Anguished families shoulder the biggest burdens of opioid addiction

Nationally, the economic toll of the opioid crisis is in the hundreds of billions. For families of addicts, the losses can include their life savings, peace of mind and a sense of hope.

by Yuki Noguchi