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Logan Paul, YouTube star, apologizes as critics slam video showing dead body

Before publishing footage from Japan's "suicide forest," Logan Paul said, "tomorrow's vlog will be the craziest and most real video I've ever uploaded."

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With $100 million grant, Sesame Workshop reaches out to refugee kids

With $100 million grant, Sesame Workshop reaches out to refugee kids

In January, Sesame Workshop will start creating programs for Syrian kids who've had to flee their homeland. The goal is to help them deal with the "toxic stress" of refugee life.
by Holly Morris

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Opioid policy becomes personal for one health official after husband's death

Opioid policy becomes personal for one health official after husband's death

Deborah Thompson is a point person on Iowa's response to the opioid epidemic. Earlier this year, she revealed a more immediate connection to the crisis: her husband, who fatally overdosed on heroin.
by Sam Gringlas

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Illinois to ban 'gay panic defense' in new year

Illinois to ban 'gay panic defense' in new year

LGBTQ activists say they hope lawmakers in other states will also ban the legal defense, which blames a victim's sexual orientation for an attacker's violent reaction.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Opportunity and social mobility in America

Aspen Ideas Festival: Opportunity and social mobility in America

Former NPR host Michele Norris moderated a discussion about race, inequality and the future of democracy at this summer's Aspen Ideas Festival. Is opportunity and social mobility still possible in America?
by MPR News Staff

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20 years later, Beverly Daniel Tatum asks again: 'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?'

Beverly Daniel Tatum's groundbreaking book on the racial realities of the education system has been re-released at a time when the U.S. population is more diverse than ever, but many schools remain segregated.
by Tom Weber and MPR News Staff

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In the wake of #MeToo, more victims seek help for repressed trauma

In the wake of #MeToo, more victims seek help for repressed trauma

Some local rape crisis centers and national hotlines that help victims of sexual harassment and assault are reporting a flood of calls at what is usually a slower time of year.
by Sarah McCammon

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