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Wetterlings set example for dealing with ambiguous grief

Wetterlings set example for dealing with ambiguous grief

For nearly three decades, Dr. Pauline Boss said the Wetterling family was essentially living in limbo with their grief, a condition she calls ambiguous loss. She said human resilience is an amazing thing.
by MPR News Staff

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Airbnb unveils changes to address racial discrimination

Among the changes: de-emphasizing the role of user photos in arranging stays.

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Number of hungry U.S. kids drops to lowest level since before Great Recession

Number of hungry U.S. kids drops to lowest level since before Great Recession

The government says there was a big drop last year in the number of Americans struggling to get enough to eat, especially children. The USDA credits food aid like the school lunch program and SNAP.
by Pam Fessler

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Tuskegee Airman, Martin Luther King Jr. bodyguard dies at 93

Tuskegee Airman, Martin Luther King Jr. bodyguard dies at 93

Dabney Montgomery served as a ground crewman with the Tuskegee Airman in Italy in World War II. He joined the civil rights movement when he came home and protected King during the march from Selma.

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Listen: What's so funny about the Indian accent?

Listen: What's so funny about the Indian accent?

Mumbai-based comedians Anuvab Pal and Kunaal Roy Kapur, Code Switch's Tasneem Raja and NPR's Amita Kelly talk about what "Thank you, come again!" means to them.
by Tasneem Raja

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Drop in teen pregnancies due to more contraceptives, not less sex

Drop in teen pregnancies due to more contraceptives, not less sex

Sexually active teenagers are more likely to use birth control and are choosing forms that are more effective, a study finds. Births to teens dropped by 36 percent from 2007 to 2013.
by Julie Rovner

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Commentary: My father stood for the anthem, for the same reason that Kaepernick sits

Commentary: My father stood for the anthem, for the same reason that Kaepernick sits

As a child, I found my father's love of the national anthem utterly bewildering. His was the generation of men born free but shackled by bigotry. So why did he sound so proud, singing that song?
by Keith Woods

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St. Paul teacher behind controversial online posts retires

Writings on Theodore Olson's personal blog and Facebook page stirred controversy in the district in March. Some parents said the postings displayed hostility toward students of color.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Civil rights groups want road near N.D. pipeline protest reopened

Civil rights groups want road near N.D. pipeline protest reopened

Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota want state officials to reopen a stretch of highway that was closed because of an oil pipeline protest along the road.
by Associated Press

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Young nature lovers join interior secretary on Mississippi paddle

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell's five-day, cross-country tour celebrating the centennial of the national parks system ended Friday morning in St. Paul with a paddle down the Mississippi.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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