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Sports writer loses job over tweet on Japanese Indy winner

Sports writer loses job over tweet on Japanese Indy winner

A veteran sports writer is no longer working with The Denver Post after he posted on Twitter that he was "uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day weekend.
by The Associated Press

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Baltimore mayor considers removal of Confederate monuments

Baltimore mayor considers removal of Confederate monuments

Mayor Catherine Pugh says she wants to "take a closer look at how we go about following in the footsteps of New Orleans," which removed its confederate monuments earlier this month.
by Jim Kane

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Finding the middle in the incivility war

Finding the middle in the incivility war

An assault of a reporter by Montana's Republican congressman-elect appears to have hurled the public into a new realm of political incivility, raising the question: Have we crossed an invisible line?
by Vanessa Romo

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Celebrating Water in a Time of Climate Change | Fond du Lac Water Gathering | Nagaajiwanaang Nibi Maawanji'idim

Celebrating Water in a Time of Climate Change | Fond du Lac Water Gathering | Nagaajiwanaang Nibi Maawanji'idim

Scientists, elders and community members from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa spoke at a May 17 gathering called "Water in A Time of Climate Change," produced as a collaboration between the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Resource Management Division and MPR News.

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In some rural counties, hunger is rising, but food donations aren't

In some rural counties, hunger is rising, but food donations aren't

Pantries in southwest Virginia -- where poverty is rampant and coal jobs are vanishing -- will take whatever they can get to stock bare shelves. Some also offer help with health care and job training.
by Pam Fessler

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Texas set to pass transgender bathroom law for schools

A transgender "bathroom bill" reminiscent of one in North Carolina that caused a national uproar now appears to be on a fast-track to becoming law in Texas, though it may only apply to public schools.
by The Associated Press

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Texas set to pass transgender bathroom law for schools

The bill allows publicly funded foster care and adoption agencies to refuse to place children with non-Christian, unmarried or gay prospective parents because of religious objections.
by The Associated Press

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