Social Issues

August 5, 2016 10:59 AM

Former KKK leader David Duke says 'of course' Trump voters are his voters

The former grand wizard is running for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. Duke tells NPR that, based on polling by his campaign, he believes he'll be supported by more than 75 percent of Donald Trump voters.

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August 4, 2016 11:35 AM

Schools around the nation receive request for after-school 'Satan Club'

The Satanic Temple contacted nine public school districts across the country seeking to start after-school Satan programs in an attempt to counter well-funded fundamentalist Christian organizations that it believes are eroding the separation of church and state.

by Associated Press

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August 3, 2016 4:26 PM

Minimum wage protesters temporarily shut down Mpls. council hearing

Protesters booed council members leery of putting minimum wage issue on the ballot in fall.

by Brandt Williams

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August 3, 2016 9:00 AM

Apple ditches pistol emoji in favor of water gun

The pistol emoji will be replaced with a green water gun icon, and Apple is also adding new emojis of a pride flag, families with single parents, and women playing sports.

by Rebecca Hersher

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August 3, 2016 6:22 AM

Minnesota housing more homeless veterans, officials say

The number of homeless veterans in Minnesota continues to tick downward. More than 600 have found permanent addresses since the state began keeping close track of them in a special registry early last year.

by Matt Sepic

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August 2, 2016 2:09 PM

Meet Minnesota's newest Supreme Court Justice

When Anne McKeig joins the Minnesota Supreme Court on Sept. 1, she will be the first American Indian to serve in that role.

by MPR News Staff

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August 1, 2016 3:43 PM

Protesters deliver petition calling for special prosecutor in Castile case

A Minneapolis grassroots organization, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, has collected over 7,000 signatures asking for an independent review of the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile.

by Riham Feshir

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July 27, 2016 6:27 PM

Protesters demand permit, other conditions for Summit Avenue demonstration

Demonstrators who were evicted from in front of the governor's residence in St. Paul met with City Council members Wednesday afternoon and said they want to be allowed to reestablish their encampment on Summit Avenue.

by Tim Nelson

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July 27, 2016 4:31 PM

Knocking on doors in St. Paul to talk race, protest and disruption

As police arrested dozens of protesters outside the governor's mansion in St. Paul Wednesday, a smaller group of people was out canvassing the neighborhood. They went door-to-door to talk about race, protest and disruption.

by Riham Feshir