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Why a 106-year-old event is still relevant in 2017

Why a 106-year-old event is still relevant in 2017

International Women's Day has taken on a life of its own. Here's how it's celebrated around the world.
by Malaka Gharib

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Female workers asked to join in 'A Day Without a Woman' protests

Female workers asked to join in 'A Day Without a Woman' protests

To show the economic importance of women, organizers are encouraging them to take the day off from paid and unpaid labor and not to shop -- except at women and minority owned and small businesses.
by Doreen McCallister and Eric Westervelt

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From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

For 10 weeks, about 200 members of the American Indian Movement and Oglala Lakota tribe members occupied the site of an 1890 massacre of Lakota at the hands of the U.S. Army.
by MPR News Staff

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Supreme Court allows prying into jury deliberations if racism perceived

Supreme Court allows prying into jury deliberations if racism perceived

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that trial courts may look into jury deliberations if there is clear evidence of racial bias. Deliberations are normally off-limits after a verdict.
by Nina Totenberg

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Op Ed: Travel ban is necessary for safety

Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies said the travel bans aren't about politics. They're about proper vetting.
by Kerri Miller and Tiffany Hanssen

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New travel ban raises old questions

How an immigration attorney views the new executive order on travel from President Donald Trump.
by Tom Weber

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Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought

It was the first death toll announced by Somalia's government since it declared the drought a national disaster on Tuesday. The United Nations estimates that 5 million people need aid, amid warnings of a full-blown famine.
by Associated Press

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Arrest made in national threats to Jewish community centers

Arrest made in national threats to Jewish community centers

A former journalist fired for making up stories is behind at least eight of the scores of threats made against Jewish community centers nationwide, plus a bomb threat to New York's Anti-Defamation League, in an effort to harass and vilify his former girlfriend, officials said.
by The Associated Press

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DHS to help Jewish community centers enhance security protocols

DHS to help Jewish community centers enhance security protocols

Across the nation, Jewish community centers have been targeted by threatening calls and vandalism. Now, they may be getting help.

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America's 'complacent class': How self-segregation is leading to stagnation

America's 'complacent class': How self-segregation is leading to stagnation

Economist and author Tyler Cowen worries that Americans' desire to keep changing has gone away. "The forward march of progress," he says, "is not the main story today."
by Heidi Glenn

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