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In 2023 fentanyl overdoses ravaged the U.S. and fueled a new culture war fight

In 2023 fentanyl overdoses ravaged the U.S. and fueled a new culture war fight

Fentanyl fueled unprecedented carnage with 112,000 fatal overdoses. The nation is increasingly divided over how to respond.
by Brian Mann, Aneri Pattani - Kaiser Health News and Martha Bebinger

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Power Pair: Lessons about friendship from Resmaa Menakem and Keith Ellison

Power Pair: Lessons about friendship from Resmaa Menakem and Keith Ellison

MPR News host Angela Davis revisits her very first Power Pair conversation. Resmaa Menakem and Keith Ellison talk about how their friendship formed long before either of them were nationally known and how that friendship sustains their justice work.
by Angela Davis

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In 2023, opioid settlement funds started being paid out. Here's how it's going

In 2023, opioid settlement funds started being paid out. Here's how it's going

Some $1.5 billion flowed to local government coffers this year, sparking debates about transparency and how to spend the money. Here are 5 takeaways from a year's worth of reporting on the issue.
by Aneri Pattani

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Minnesota's population bounces back: 5 takeaways from latest census estimates

Minnesota's population bounces back: 5 takeaways from latest census estimates

Minnesota is one of 11 states that gained population in 2023 after a decline in 2022. According to the latest figures, the state’s population is now nearly 5,738,000, growing by almost 24,000 from 2022 to 2023.
by Craig Helmstetter

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The idea of a national African American museum went back 100 years before its opening

The idea of a national African American museum went back 100 years before its opening

The museum celebrated the 20th anniversary of legislation that funded it this week, but it can trace its origins back to Black veterans who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War.
by Ayana Archie

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Duluth Indigenous-led nonprofit prepares to open expanded shelter

Duluth Indigenous-led nonprofit prepares to open expanded shelter

The American Indian Community Housing Organization, or AICHO, has nearly finished a more than $2 million project in Duluth to expand the region’s only culturally specific domestic violence emergency shelter.
by Dan Kraker

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