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Charlottesville victim's mother says she will not take Trump's calls

Charlottesville victim's mother says she will not take Trump's calls

"You can't wash this one away by shaking my hand and saying I'm sorry," Susan Bro told Good Morning America. Her daughter Heather Heyer was killed as she was protesting against white supremacists.

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East metro I-94 ramp closures top Twin Cities weekend road woes

East metro I-94 ramp closures top Twin Cities weekend road woes

Road work shouldn't cause too many problems this weekend. But take a deep breath: On Monday, MnDOT begins its massive four-year downtown-to-crosstown project on Interstate 35W.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump defends Confederate statues, berates his critics

Trump defends Confederate statues, berates his critics

With prominent Republicans openly questioning his competence and moral leadership, President Trump burrowed deeper into the racially charged debate over Confederate memorials and lashed out at members of his own party in the latest controversy to engulf his presidency.
by The Associated Press

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Hamline picked to open racial healing center

Hamline picked to open racial healing center

The goal of the center is to make higher education institutions a place to take on issues of structural racism, racial hierarchy and white privilege.
by Peter Cox

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Trump decries monument removals, 'history ripped apart'

Trump decries monument removals, 'history ripped apart'

"You can't change history, but you can learn from it," he tweeted. "Robert E. Lee. Stonewall Jackson -- who's next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish."
by The Associated Press

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Anti-Muslim acts appear to be increasing in Minnesota

The latest incidents are a death threat against a congressional candidate, and anti-Muslim taunts with a pig's foot in Willmar.
by Mark Steil

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Texas A&M cancels Sept. 11 'White Lives Matter' rally over safety concerns

Texas A&M cancels Sept. 11 'White Lives Matter' rally over safety concerns

The event's organizer posted a message online stating, "Today Charlottesville, Tomorrow Texas A&M." But the school says that after consulting with law enforcement, it decided to cancel the event.

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Baltimore removes Confederate statues one day after voting on issue

Baltimore removes Confederate statues one day after voting on issue

Workers removed four statues linked to the Confederacy, hauling away monuments that honored Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Roger B. Taney, author of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott opinion.

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