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Opioid use lower in states that eased marijuana laws

Opioid use lower in states that eased marijuana laws

Researchers looked at states with medical marijuana dispensaries and those that allow home cultivation, and found lower use of opioids, when compared with states where marijuana remains illegal.
by Richard Harris

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MLK tackled many issues in his lifetime. Where are we now?

MLK tackled many issues in his lifetime. Where are we now?

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for many issues throughout his life, speaking out against various barriers holding back blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans and Native Americans.
by The Associated Press

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2020 census will ask about same-sex relationships

2020 census will ask about same-sex relationships

The new response categories for the relationship question come after Census Bureau researchers found that using the terms "same-sex" and "opposite-sex" on the census form could improve the federal government's estimates of how many same-sex couples are living in the U.S.

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Yousafzai visits her Pakistan hometown

Yousafzai visits her Pakistan hometown

Yousafzai and her family arrived in a helicopter provided by the Pakistani military, which took her to the town of Mingora in the Swat Valley from Islamabad. She had arrived in the capital before dawn on Thursday flanked by heavy security and plans to return to Britain on Monday.
by Associated Press

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The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

As we come to the end of Women's History Month, this hour you'll hear about a Minnesota woman who was a longtime activist for civil rights, but has been mostly forgotten.
by MPR News Staff

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Lawyer: Free speech shields woman charged in mosque burglary

An attorney for one of two Arizona woman charged with burglarizing a mosque as they spewed derogatory comments about Muslims said Thursday that his client's case isn't about hate speech but rather about her exercise of free speech rights.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota will sue against citizenship question on census

Minnesota will join with other states in a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census questionnaire.
by The Associated Press

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