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Counter Stories: The new melting pot

Counter Stories: The new melting pot

In this episode, the growth in interracial relationships in America, and whether attitudes are changing. Several on the Counter Stories panel are in interracial marriages or are the products of them.

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Norway is great for older folks -- and so are Bolivia and Rwanda

Norway is great for older folks -- and so are Bolivia and Rwanda

"There are some very useful lessons the world's richer nations could learn from some of the poorer ones, especially in Latin America," says the creator of the Index.
by Roff Smith

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Patrolling Minneapolis parks to stop terror recruiting

Patrolling Minneapolis parks to stop terror recruiting

Community members describe unfamiliar men with "hostile" eyes approaching teens in parks, talking about the Quran and scolding them for associating with infidels. Adults are staying present to try to stop the recruiting.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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FCC will consider petition to ban 'Redskins'

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says Tuesday that the commission "will be dealing with that issue on the merits, and we'll be responding accordingly."
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Getting homeless runners on their feet

Photos: Getting homeless runners on their feet

Members of the running club called Mile in My Shoes aim to reach residents at Higher Ground, a Minneapolis homeless shelter. In early morning runs, they're trying to get homeless men on their feet and literally on the road to a better life.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Derek Boogaard's tragic story told in 'Boy On Ice'

Derek Boogaard's tragic story told in 'Boy On Ice'

Derek Boogaard was an NHL enforcer, and his job was to fight. In 2011, at the age of 28, Boogaard was dead of an accidental overdose.
by NPR Staff

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Counter Stories: Child rearing and discipline

Counter Stories: Child rearing and discipline

In this episode, panel members recount their own experiences as kids with corporal punishment, and how they discipline their own children.

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Nonprofit boards not as effective with proxy members

Minnesota is weighing legal action against a well known Minneapolis nonprofit after a state audit found the organization -- Community Action of Minneapolis -- misspent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars.

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