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In new memoir, Maria tells us how she got, how she got to Sesame Street

In new memoir, Maria tells us how she got, how she got to Sesame Street

Sonia Manzano has spent 44 years as one of the lucky residents of Sesame Street. In her memoir she describes how, during her own difficult childhood in the South Bronx, she sought comfort in TV.

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'We Believe the Children': Child abuse hysteria in the 1980s

'We Believe the Children': Child abuse hysteria in the 1980s

In the 1980s, horrific allegations of child sexual abuse sprang up around the nation, including in Minnesota. As Richard Beck's new book explains, it was part of a mass hysteria on par with the Salem with trials.
by MPR News Staff

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Black Lives Matter to protest at Minnesota State Fair

Black Lives Matter to protest at Minnesota State Fair

Black Lives Matter St. Paul plans to interrupt State Fair business because, organizers claim, the Fair denies minorities vendor opportunities.
by Riham Feshir

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Police step up DWI enforcement through Labor Day

Hundreds of law enforcement agencies will be cracking down on drunk driving on Minnesota roads through the next three weeks.
by Tim Nelson

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Can health care be cured of racial bias?

Can health care be cured of racial bias?

Even as the health of Americans has improved, the disparities in treatment and outcomes between white patients and black and Latino patients are almost as big as they were 50 years ago.
by April Dembosky

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Monastery prior steps aside pending investigation

Monastery prior steps aside pending investigation

A former student has alleged sexual misconduct by the Rev. Tom Andert, prior of the monastery at Saint John's Abbey.
by Madeleine Baran

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Proposal to move crisis center into neighborhood prompts rezoning talks

A number of the St. Paul residents say moving the group home to their neighborhood would violate spot zoning laws, because they live in a neighborhood of single family homes. Mental health advocates say they're using zoning as an excuse to keep patients away from the neighborhood.
by Riham Feshir

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Confederate battle flag supporters to rally at Minnesota Capitol

Confederate battle flag supporters to rally at Minnesota Capitol

BC Johnson, who applied for the rally permit on behalf of "Minnesota 10,000 for Southern Heritage," is an African-American man originally from South Carolina, who said he supports the controversial flag because it represents states' rights.
by Jon Collins

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How black reporters report on black death

How black reporters report on black death

As calls for newsroom diversity get louder, we might do well to consider that black reporters covering race and policing literally have skin in the game.
by Gene Demby

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Hackers appear to post customer data of affair-enabling website

Hackers appear to post customer data of affair-enabling website

Security analysts say the huge data dump may include the account details of more than 30 million users of AshleyMadison.com and its companion site EstablishedMen.com

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