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Listen: Understanding the fate of North Korean refugees

A conversation about the plight of North Korean refugees.

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Minnesota slams nursing home tactic to keep disputes out of court

Minnesota slams nursing home tactic to keep disputes out of court

The small type in many nursing home facility contracts often require disputes go to an arbitrator chosen by the facility rather than in open court. That's unconscionable, says Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson.
by Jon Collins

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Whose day? Cook County struggles over honoring native people, Columbus

Whose day? Cook County struggles over honoring native people, Columbus

A proposal to recognize today, Columbus Day, as Indigenous Peoples' Day in Cook County, has blown up into a public controversy over how best to recognize Native American heritage in Minnesota's Arrowhead region.
by Dan Kraker

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Here's where refugees actually wind up

Here's where refugees actually wind up

The surge of refugees into Europe this year can give the impression that the Continent is the leading destination. In reality, most flee to neighboring countries and remain for years, if not decades.
by Greg Myre

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Hmong farmers work to get produce in stores, schools

Hmong farmers work to get produce in stores, schools

Like many Hmong farmers, Teng Thao's family sold vegetables at Twin Cities farmers' markets for years, but now they also sell fresh produce to grocery stores, co-ops and public schools.
by The Associated Press

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The future of the Black Lives Matter movement in Minnesota

The future of the Black Lives Matter movement in Minnesota

Nekima Levy-Pounds, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas and a spokesperson for Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, discusses where the movement is headed.
by MPR News Staff

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Trying to understand ISIS recruitment tactics

Trying to understand ISIS recruitment tactics

Three reporters who have been covering the recruitment and radicalization of American youths by ISIS discuss how the process works, and the difficulties of reporting on it.
by MPR News Staff

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U finds ties to mentors, families help keep at-risk kids in school

University of Minnesota researchers in 1990 believed an intensive relationship among a mentor, student and family could keep teens from dropping out. Officials recently met to share data on 25 years of Check & Connect.
by Jon Collins

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