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Growing Karen population has court scrambling for interpreters

Like Minnesota's Hmong population, many have moved from refugee camps in Thailand. There are now estimated to be more than 7,000 Karen people living in the St. Paul metro area -- more than double their population just four years ago.
by Phil Picardi

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After federal judge's same-sex marriage ruling, Wisconsin county clerks say 'I do'

After federal judge's same-sex marriage ruling, Wisconsin county clerks say 'I do'

After a federal judge Monday refused to temporarily halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin, and the state plans a court challenge, same-sex couples in many counties there are continuing to get married.
by Dan Kraker

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Judge rejects halt to Wisconsin gay marriages

Judge rejects halt to Wisconsin gay marriages

Couples have been going to county clerks' offices throughout Wisconsin seeking marriage licenses since a federal judge declared the state's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional on Friday.
by The Associated Press

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What is your race? For millions of Americans, a shifting answer

What is your race? For millions of Americans, a shifting answer

Race is a much more elastic concept than we tend to acknowledge. American history has seen lots of immigrant groups that were the targets of suspicion and even racial violence -- Jews, the Irish, Germans -- gradually subsumed into the big, amorphous category of whiteness.
by Gene Demby

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Border Patrol buried under wave of child immigrants

Border Patrol buried under wave of child immigrants

About 700 unaccompanied minors mostly from Central America were sleeping on plastic boards at a Border Patrol warehouse in Nogales, Arizona, this weekend, the vast majority flown from South Texas. It is the latest illustration of how a wave of immigrants from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala has overwhelmed U.S. border authorities.
by The Associated Press

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Somali-Americans who fled civil war confront tribalism in new home

Somali-Americans who fled civil war confront tribalism in new home

Many Somalis in Minnesota came to the state to flee a civil war fueled by tribalism. Now, some in the community are fighting against this discrimination against Somalis from different tribes through discourse, music, poetry and dance.
by Nikki Tundel

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Target in the crosshairs of gun rights fight

Target in the crosshairs of gun rights fight

In the wake of gun rights advocates bringing rifles into Target stores in Texas and several other states, the retailer suddenly finds itself in the middle of an apparent battle between them and people who want it to prohibit guns in stores.
by Martin Moylan

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In US and abroad, new focus on anti-women violence

In US and abroad, new focus on anti-women violence

The World Health Organization has declared the problem an epidemic, calculating that one in three women worldwide will experience sexual or physical violence -- most often from their husband or male partner.
by The Associated Press

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