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Minnesota officials expect costly sex offender program fix

Minnesota officials expect costly sex offender program fix

Dayton, legislators and Judge Frank's failure to agree on the best way to fix the MSOP program leaves uncertainty over state appeals, new legislation and the need for a special session.
by Tim Pugmire

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11 billion people by 2100 -- and India will be more populous than China

11 billion people by 2100 -- and India will be more populous than China

The number of people on the planet is growing at the fastest rate in history. U.N. demographers say the world's population will be up by 4 billion at the end of the century.
by Jason Beaubien

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Reflections on race, one year after Ferguson

Reflections on race, one year after Ferguson

August 9 marks one year since Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Mo. MPR News' Tom Weber spoke with three people who have been part of the wave of activism in Minnesota that followed.

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Minneapolis nonprofit focuses on food to train, heal

Minneapolis nonprofit focuses on food to train, heal

Appetite For Change provides training and jobs in the food business for young people from a violence-prone neighborhood.
by Jared Hemming

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Burgers and sidewalk chalk: North Mpls. neighbors spend the night out

Burgers and sidewalk chalk: North Mpls. neighbors spend the night out

The neighbors of the 3400 block of Knox Avenue call themselves one big family. They look out for each other, report suspicious activity and try to keep burglaries to a minimum.
by Riham Feshir

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Mpls. VA: Meditation aids some vets struggling with PTSD

Researchers at the Minneapolis VA hospital found meditation techniques can help veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.
by MPR News Staff

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App tells painful stories of slaves at Monticello's Mulberry Row

App tells painful stories of slaves at Monticello's Mulberry Row

A new app uses geolocation to bring to life a lesser-known section of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia estate -- Mulberry Row, which was the bustling enclave of skilled slaves who worked at Monticello.
by Lalita Clozel

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Who is Cecil? And the big business of big game

Who is Cecil? And the big business of big game

The practice of big game hunting on the African continent is not new. Many African countries have battled to preserve and conserve endangered animals.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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