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The life of Catholic social activist Dorothy Day

The life of Catholic social activist Dorothy Day

A documentary about the life and work of journalist and social activist Dorothy Day. She founded the Catholic Worker movement, which established soup kitchens and housing in the Great Depression of the 1930s.
by MPR News Staff

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WE Day: the 'Olympics for change makers'

WE Day: the 'Olympics for change makers'

This year's event will honor Amelia Yang, a 9th grader from Coon Rapids, along with four other students from across the country who received the first-ever DHL Youth Volunteer Fellowship Award.
by Laura McCallum

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Looking for a home when your name is Hispanic and finding discrimination instead

Looking for a home when your name is Hispanic and finding discrimination instead

Nearly a third of Latinos say they've experienced discrimination when seeking housing, according to a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
by Chris Arnold

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GOP senator says fate of 'Dreamers' must wait for next year

GOP senator says fate of 'Dreamers' must wait for next year

President Donald Trump and Republican senators agree that the fate of tens of thousands of young immigrants in the U.S. illegally will be decided next year.
by The Associated Press

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Photos and audio: For a marriage made in prison, the going gets tough

Photos and audio: For a marriage made in prison, the going gets tough

One part of Elizer Darris' life that has confounded him since his release from prison is his marriage, which experts say isn't unusual. On the anniversary of his release from prison, we invited Elizer and Shaundell into the studio to have a conversation about their life together.
by Laura Yuen and Evan Frost

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Suit seeks release of immigrant girl detained after surgery

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government Tuesday to demand that it release a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy detained by Border Patrol agents after surgery because she is in the U.S. without legal permission.
by The Associated Press

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Not-so-fun run: Joggers in 'Gerrymander 5K' must run oddly shaped route

The course highlights the zigzagging line separating North Carolina's 10th and 11th Congressional districts. One expert says ugly districts are a symptom of a problem, not the problem itself.

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Inside the left's online efforts to out white supremacists

Inside the left's online efforts to out white supremacists

An anonymous group of vigilantes works to identify racists, a legally gray tactic known as doxxing that comes with plenty of risk for all.
by ProPublica Staff

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Kevin Spacey apologizes to Anthony Rapp over alleged sexual misconduct

Kevin Spacey apologizes to Anthony Rapp over alleged sexual misconduct

"I'm beyond horrified to hear his story. I honestly do not recall the encounter," Kevin Spacey said in response to allegations.

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Russians targeted U.S. racial divisions long before 2016 and Black Lives Matter

Russians targeted U.S. racial divisions long before 2016 and Black Lives Matter

Facebook ads and other types of racial agitation are the latest examples in a long line of information operations aimed at amplifying tensions within the U.S. that dates back to the time of Dr. King.

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