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Some Muslim women are taking self-defense into their own hands

Some Muslim women are taking self-defense into their own hands

Anti-Muslim sentiment is on the rise, and Muslim women wearing hijabs can be particularly vulnerable. That has prompted two women in New York to organize an all-female class for observant Muslims.
by Alexandra Starr

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For teen-driven Minnesota bakery, expansion is icing on the cake

For teen-driven Minnesota bakery, expansion is icing on the cake

Cookie Cart began when a nun wanted to offer north Minneapolis youth an alternative to violence and drugs. The nonprofit bakery that gives kids real world experience plans a new site in St. Paul.
by Aaron Bolton

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Looking at violence in America with a financial lens

Looking at violence in America with a financial lens

Health economist Ted Miller analyzes the financial toll of violence like mass shootings. He says the total cost of firearm injury in America is $235 billion a year.

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What's it like to be Muslim in America?

What's it like to be Muslim in America?

The number of reported incidents targeting American Muslims is rising, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. What does that mean for people's everyday lives?
by MPR News Staff

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The Smithsonian wants Latino advertisers to help fill a hole in its collection

The Smithsonian wants Latino advertisers to help fill a hole in its collection

The Smithsonian's Museum of American History has a big collection on the history of American advertising. But contributions of Latino ad agencies were mostly missing. The museum's trying to fix that.
by Adrian Florido

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