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Asian-Americans take high road in response to racist music video

Asian-Americans take high road in response to racist music video

There’s a new music video out that’s extremely insulting to Asian/Pacific-Islander women. Filled with sexually explicit lyrics, the video poses a dilemma for artists who want to decry it. That’s because of the Catch-22 of the Internet; by looking at something, you ultimately are supporting it. On social media, any attention is good attention. The…
by Marianne Combs

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Video: Same-sex couples exchange wedding vows in Minneapolis

Video: Same-sex couples exchange wedding vows in Minneapolis

As the clock struck midnight and same-sex marriage became legal in Minnesota, dozens of couples said, "I do." MPR News asked a handful of them to read their wedding vows in front of a camera.
by Jeffrey Thompson and Regina McCombs

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Photos: Gay ND couple celebrate wedding vows in Moorhead

Photos: Gay ND couple celebrate wedding vows in Moorhead

Justin Metz and Richie DePaolis, who currently live in West Fargo, N.D., were among the first 18 same-sex couples who repeated vows in a Moorhead, Minn. courthouse in the early morning hours of Aug. 1, 2013. Photographer Ann Arbor Miller spent the evening with the couple and sent this photo essay.

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18 same-sex couples wed in Moorhead

18 same-sex couples wed in Moorhead

Dozens of well-wishers with signs and noisemakers greeted couples leaving the Clay County Courthouse in Moorhead after a midnight ceremony. It became legal for same-sex couples to marry in Minnesota today.
by Dan Gunderson

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Immigration program fails to attract eligible applicants

Teenagers and young adults who arrived in the U.S. illegally before they turned 16 have a chance at temporary legal status. But most who are eligible haven't applied. Advocates are trying to change that.

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LGBT group won't give up on Boy Scout bid

Since the decision in May to allow gay youth but still ban gay adults, scouting has lost members on both sides of the issue. Some evangelical Christians have left to form their own youth program. Meanwhile, corporate sponsors who say the decision doesn't go far enough are ending their funding of the Boy Scouts of America.

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Same-sex marriages legal in Minn. beginning at midnight

Same-sex marriages legal in Minn. beginning at midnight

After some epic political battles, same-sex couples will be able to marry legally in Minnesota starting at midnight tonight. For some, it's the culmination of years of waiting or fighting. For others, it's a milestone they thought would never arrive.
by Jon Collins

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