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Facebook, Google launch Ebola donation campaigns

Facebook, Google launch Ebola donation campaigns

But some say the outbreak is not a problem that can be solved only with money. Volunteers are needed in West Africa to work in treatment units.
by Eleanor Klibanoff

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Counter Stories: 'Not Your Mascot'

Counter Stories: 'Not Your Mascot'

David Glass, president of the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media, joins the panel to discuss the "Not Your Mascot" march and rally. And, a gut reaction to #pointergate.

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Twin Cities suburbs file housing complaint against state

Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Richfield and the Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing say state agencies and the Metropolitan Council are intentionally concentrating low-income rental housing in segregated "low opportunity" neighborhoods.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Community group demands on-air apology for #pointergate

Community group demands on-air apology for #pointergate

Neighborhoods Organizing for Change wants KSTP to apologize for a story alleging Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges made a gang sign as she posed for a picture with a local organizer.
by Jon Collins

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Is it time to reappropriate pink?

Is it time to reappropriate pink?

Pink isn't just the color choice that's marked, that deviates from "neutral" or "normal." It also comes with considerable cultural baggage.
by Tania Lombrozo

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St. Paul homeless shelter prepares for snowstorm

A St. Paul homeless shelter has opened its overflow space in preparation to house more than 220 people ahead of the season's first snowstorm.

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Counter Stories: Dear White People

Counter Stories: Dear White People

Counter Stories panel members review the movie "Dear White People," and respond to an American Civil Liberties Union report on police arrests in Minneapolis.

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Veteran comes out, then is heartened by response

Veteran comes out, then is heartened by response

Tyler Bieniek, who served in Afghanistan, says he was overwhelmed by the support he received after telling his fellow Army National Guard members that he's gay.
by Tom Crann

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Attack on nurses points to growing risk of Minnesota hospital violence

Attack on nurses points to growing risk of Minnesota hospital violence

A patient at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood hit four nurses with a metal bar on Sunday, police said. To prepare for such risks, hospitals statewide are tightening security.
by Trisha Volpe

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