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Nursing homes turn to iPods to help residents

A Wisconsin program employs iPods with personalized playlists to rekindle residents' memories with familiar music, as well as lift their spirits and improve their interaction with family members, other residents and staffers.
by The Associated Press

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Petition asks Obama to pardon Dakota 38

A Mankato City Council member is seeking a presidential pardon for the 38 Dakota men hanged in a mass execution at the end of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
by The Associated Press

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Ex-SEALS keynote event for Minnesota troops

A pair of former Navy SEALs are the keynote speakers for Tuesday's annual fundraising dinner for the Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund.
by The Associated Press

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BBC: The door back to Mexico

The BBC is on the US border, exploring the journey that Mexican deportees take as they pass through a set of metal doors in the security fence at San Ysidro, California back to their home country.

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Henn. County to let inmates wear religious head coverings

Henn. County to let inmates wear religious head coverings

Inmates can wear a jail-issued hijab, the Muslim headscarf, or other religious headwear as long as there's no threat to safety and security, Sheriff Rich Stanek said Thursday. The jail also will issue yarmulkes and kufi hats.
by Laura Yuen

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NYC mayor sits out St. Patrick's Day parade over gay ban

Mayor Bill De Blasio was set to become the first mayor in decades to sit out New York City's traditional St. Patrick's Day parade over a dispute involving whether march participants can carry pro-gay signs. But Ireland's Prime Minister refused to be sidelined, saying he'll join the procession Monday in Manhattan because the holiday is about Irishness, not sexuality.
by The Associated Press

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Legislative Auditor slams Minn. minority councils

Legislative Auditor slams Minn. minority councils

The audit released Friday recommends four options for change, including the restructuring or elimination of the councils on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, Black Minnesotans, Chicano Latino Affairs, and Indian Affairs
by Tim Pugmire

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Why for-profit prisons house more inmates of color

Why for-profit prisons house more inmates of color

A recent study found that the populations of for-profit prisons tend to be younger, which correlates with a skew toward more black and Latino inmates than in publicly-run prisons.
by Rina Palta

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