Social Issues

August 11, 2013 10:59 AM

Deaths of wandering autistic kids prompt action

At least 14 children with autism have died this year after slipping away from their caregivers. The body of the latest victim, 11-year-old Anthony Kuznia, was found Thursday in the Red River after a search near his home in East Grand Forks, Minn. The tragic phenomenon goes by various names -- wandering, elopement, bolting --about half of autistic children are prone to it.

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August 10, 2013 3:36 PM

Why didn't the store just let Oprah buy the $38,000 handbag?

The Swiss tourism office apologized to Oprah on Friday because she wasn't allowed to buy a $38,000 designer handbag while recently shopping in Switzerland. The incident led one obsever to wonder: Can you ever be rich enough or famous enough or beautiful enough to not be racially profiled while shopping?

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August 10, 2013 3:36 PM

Why didn't the store just let Oprah buy the $38,000 handbag?

The Swiss tourism office apologized to Oprah on Friday because she wasn't allowed to buy a $38,000 designer handbag while recently shopping in Switzerland. The incident led one obsever to wonder: Can you ever be rich enough or famous enough or beautiful enough to not be racially profiled while shopping?

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August 8, 2013 4:11 PM

Friday Roundtable: Today's guests set the agenda

Why Minnesota can't get its sex offender policy right; how adverse childhood experiences will affect health care policy; and what Minnesota's educational and economic gaps mean for the future of the state.

by Syl Jones

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August 7, 2013 4:00 AM

Aging America: Live to 120? Most say no thanks

Ninety birthdays maybe, but not 120: Americans hope to stretch out life expectancy another decade or so, but they're ambivalent, even skeptical, about a fountain of youth.

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August 5, 2013 4:00 AM

Magazine for adult adoptees raises issues of alienation, racism and loss

When many people think of adoption, they tend to focus on the adoptive parents and the baby they bring home. But less attention is paid to what becomes of those babies. Starting Monday, a new online magazine called Gazillion Voices aims to provide a voice for adult adoptees around the country.

by Laura Yuen

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August 2, 2013 4:00 AM

Victims of bullying more likely to be arrested as adults

Almost 14 percent of people who said they were bullied repeatedly in childhood and their teens had been in prison, compared to 6 percent of people who weren't bullied, according to a study.

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August 1, 2013 3:00 PM

AP Interactive: SNAP benefits by state

More than 47 million people in the United States are drawing benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), once known as food stamps.