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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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Dorothy Day Center to stay in downtown St. Paul

Dorothy Day Center to stay in downtown St. Paul

The Dorothy Day Center has dropped its plan to build new facilities northeast of its present location in downtown St. Paul.
by Matt Sepic and Jon Collins

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Black Twitter growing into online force

Black Twitter growing into online force

Black Twitter is a small corner of the social media giant where an unabashedly black spin on life gets served up in 140-character installments. Black Twitter holds court on pretty much everything from President Barack Obama to the latest TV reality show antics. But Black Twitter can also turn activist quickly. When it does, things happen -- like the cancellation of a book deal for a juror in the George Zimmerman trial, or the demise of Zimmerman's subsequent attempt to star at celebrity boxing.
by The Associated Press

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