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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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How should the media cover mass shootings?

How should the media cover mass shootings?

How should the media cover mass shootings and does the press have an obligation weigh social and moral pressures in addition to reporting the facts?
by Madelyn Mahon

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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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Series on jihadi recruitment for HBO will be set in Minnesota

Series on jihadi recruitment for HBO will be set in Minnesota

The New York Times reports Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow, director of "The Hurt Locker," will be the executive producer on the series, titled "The Recruiters."
by Tim Nelson

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AP: Global grocer supply chains tied to slave-peeled shrimp

AP: Global grocer supply chains tied to slave-peeled shrimp

More than 2,000 trapped fishermen have been freed this year as a result of an ongoing Associated Press investigative series into slavery in the Thai seafood industry.
by The Associated Press

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Above the border, new walkway spans the gap between U.S. and Mexico

Above the border, new walkway spans the gap between U.S. and Mexico

The new bridge, suspended above the border fence, links the U.S. with the Tijuana International Airport. Designed to ease travel hassles for frequent fliers, the bridge began operations this week.
by Colin Dwyer

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