Social Issues

July 18, 2014 7:25 AM

Sizing down food waste: What's the worst thing to toss?

These invisible calories could help out the 1 in 6 Americans who don't get enough to eat each day, just as easily as the meatballs themselves. And when you add them all up, these hidden calories are enough to help the world feed a rapidly rising population, ecologists report Thursday in the journal Science.

by Michaeleen Doucleff

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July 17, 2014 6:30 AM

Heroin overdose treatment training set for Hennepin County launch

Deaths from opiate overdoses, including heroin, have skyrocketed in Minnesota and across the country in recent years, leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to call it an epidemic. "people are dying and we need to do what we can to save them," Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek says.

by Jon Collins

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July 16, 2014 9:44 AM

Billy Bean talks about MLB opening a channel to gay players

Major League Baseball is taking steps to make gay players feel more welcome. Before last night's All-Star game in Minneapolis, Commissioner Bud Selig announced that the league has hired an "Ambassador for Inclusion." They chose Billy Bean, a former outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres.

by Cathy Wurzer

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July 15, 2014 5:52 PM

MLB aims to make gay players welcome

Major League Baseball has appointed former outfielder Billy Bean, who came out as gay after his playing career, to serve as a consultant in guiding the sport toward greater inclusion and equality.

by Peter Cox

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July 15, 2014 3:00 PM

Labels matter in deciding fate of children crossing the border

Should we consider unaccompanied children crossing the border to be migrants, or refugees?

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July 15, 2014 3:00 PM

With surge in young migrants, a shift in attitude on immigration reform?

Obama is calling a recent surge in young migrants "an urgent humanitarian situation." We look at how this may shift public perceptions on immigration as a whole.

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July 15, 2014 9:57 AM

Kluwe announces he will sue Vikings

Kluwe alleged in a Deadspin article in January that he was released by the Vikings for being an outspoken advocate for gay rights, and that his special teams coach had openly made homophobic comments and slurs intended to intimidate Kluwe.

by Liala Helal

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July 15, 2014 3:27 AM

Who’ll help the homeless? Not Moorhead

Moorhead's City Council has voted unanimously to oppose housing for the homeless.

by Bob Collins

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July 14, 2014 3:59 AM

Pope reportedly says 1 In 50 clergy are pedophiles

In an interview with Eugenio Scalfari, the 90-year-old founder of La Repubblica, Francis is quoted as saying that advisers in the Church "reassure me" that the problem amounts to "about 2 percent."