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Social Issues

Some see Fargo confrontation as opportunity to discuss race

Some see Fargo confrontation as opportunity to discuss race

Both sides involved in a racially charged parking lot confrontation are expressing regret amid calls for a dialogue about race relations in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
by Dan Gunderson

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Tribal leaders: Red Lake Reservation faces drug crisis

By declaring a public health emergency, tribal leaders hope help from outside agencies will control the growing heroin and opiate crisis.
by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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Transgender Guard captain angered, but optimistic after Trump's 'ban'

Transgender Guard captain angered, but optimistic after Trump's 'ban'

"I think my primary reaction was anger at first, and then frustration, and then a lot of fear after that," said Tarrence Robertson, a transgender man and a captain in the Minnesota National Guard.
by Cathy Wurzer and Max Nesterak

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5 unanswered questions about Trump's 'ban' on transgender troops

5 unanswered questions about Trump's 'ban' on transgender troops

President Trump surprised the military-industrial-congressional complex with a post on Twitter regarding banning transgender troops -- even though they already serve openly now.

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Trump to bar transgender individuals from armed forces

Trump to bar transgender individuals from armed forces

Trump said on Twitter Wednesday that after consulting with "Generals and military experts," that the government "will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military."
by The Associated Press

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How small inequities lead to big inequalities

How small inequities lead to big inequalities

How do societal inequalities arise and persist? Tania Lombrozo interviews philosopher Ron Mallon about "accumulation mechanisms": the processes that explain how small biases can have big effects.
by Tania Lombrozo

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After attack in Coon Rapids, Asma Jama found support from an unlikely source

After attack in Coon Rapids, Asma Jama found support from an unlikely source

Asma Jama was struck in the face with a glass mug after speaking Swahili in a restaurant in Minnesota. After the trial ended and the attacker pleaded guilty, the attacker's sister reached out to Jama.
by Wynne Davis, Jud Esty-Kendall and Emily Martinez

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The Navy gets its first female SEAL candidate

The Navy gets its first female SEAL candidate

Along with the SEAL officer candidate, another woman is up for an elite job as a special boat operator, some 18 months after the Pentagon opened front-line combat jobs to women.

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