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April 17, 2018 4:13 PM

Law enforcement, truckers team up to fight human trafficking

Employees from the trucking industry are meeting in St. Paul Tuesday to learn how to spot and respond to suspected human trafficking.

by Jon Collins

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April 17, 2018 11:15 AM

St. Louis Park unanimously passes first-of-its-kind tenant protection

St. Louis Park's city council unanimously passed its first tenant protection ordinance on Monday night. The ordinance requires landlords to pay the moving expenses of low-income tenants if they decide to raise rents, not renew leases, or re-screen tenants within the first three months of owning a property.

by Cathy Wurzer and Max Nesterak

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April 17, 2018 6:10 AM

Bullied for its faith, Muslim family fights back through education

When Noshaba Afzal's daughter was bullied, she decided she had a choice. Accept it or say: "No, this is not the America we want it to be."

by Leila Fadel

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April 17, 2018 4:00 AM

Politics of wild rice heats up at the Minnesota Capitol

Legislation that would get rid of Minnesota's longstanding yet rarely enforced wild rice standard is ready for floor votes in the House and Senate.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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April 16, 2018 5:50 PM

When radicalization lured two Somali teenagers ... from Norway

A book just out in the U.S. tells the story of sisters who left their adopted homeland to wage jihad in Syria.

by Euan Kerr

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April 16, 2018 4:44 PM

Lawmakers may study violence against Native American women

A complex web of federal, state and tribal law enforcement jurisdictions doesn't always provide accurate or complete racial and ethnic data, said Liz Richards, the director of the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women.

by Associated Press

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April 16, 2018 7:58 AM

Protesters at Starbucks chant company is 'anti-black'

On Monday's "Good Morning America," on ABC, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson reiterated that the arrests were "reprehensible" and said he hoped to meet with the men to discuss "a constructive solution."

by The Associated Press

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April 13, 2018 4:23 PM

Social worker tries auto repair to tackle poverty

What do you do if you're a social worker and pastoral minister trying to help people out of poverty? Learn to fix their cars, of course.

by Emma Sapong

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April 13, 2018 5:45 AM

First-ever evictions database shows: 'We're in the middle of a housing crisis'

Matthew Desmond estimates that 2.3 million evictions were filed in the U.S. in 2016 -- a rate of four every minute. "Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty," he says.

by Terry Gross