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Young, undocumented and full of dreams: 4 stories

Young, undocumented and full of dreams: 4 stories

Though they share an uncertain future in common, the paths that brought them to Minnesota are all different.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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'Where God is': Caring for disabled brings struggles, joys

'Where God is': Caring for disabled brings struggles, joys

Direct support professionals play vital roles helping people with disabilities live as independently as possible. It's not easy work. MPR News spent some time recently with caregivers and clients at one Minnesota group home. Here's what we found.
by Evan Frost

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Silicon Valley's Ellen Pao tackles sex discrimination, workplace diversity in memoir

Silicon Valley's Ellen Pao tackles sex discrimination, workplace diversity in memoir

The tech investor dives into the lawsuit that thrust her into the national spotlight and the workplace conditions that prompted it. She says firms are largely applying "tepid diversity solutions."
by Mary Louise Kelly

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Flyover: The myth of a 'bootstraps' America

Flyover: The myth of a 'bootstraps' America

The idea that hard work alone can help you climb the economic ladder is falling apart.
by MPR News Staff

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Leaders blast security guard rumored to have blamed nonexistent black shooter

Leaders blast security guard rumored to have blamed nonexistent black shooter

Police say Brent Ahlers, a former St. Catherine University security guard, told them he accidentally shot himself in the shoulder and made up a story about an intruder. The school issued an apology Friday evening.
by Martin Moylan

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Trump tries to strike a deal with the Dems over DACA

APM Reports correspondent Sasha Aslanian on the latest news on the future of DACA.
by Tom Weber

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Facebook enabled advertisers to reach 'Jew haters'

Facebook enabled advertisers to reach 'Jew haters'

After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring.
by ProPublica Staff

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Signs of economic progress for black Minnesotans, but wide poverty gaps remain

Signs of economic progress for black Minnesotans, but wide poverty gaps remain

Median earnings rose at a double-digit rate last year and their poverty and unemployment rates seem to be on a long-term trend downward. But black Minnesotans continue to fare much worse economically than most other residents, especially whites.
by Martin Moylan

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