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Facebook's new suicide prevention efforts

Facebook's new suicide prevention efforts

Facebook just announced a new service aimed to help prevent suicide among its users. How does it work and is it likely to be more effective than their previous effort?
by John Moe

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Journalist Isabel Wilkerson on the Great Migration

Journalist Isabel Wilkerson on the Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, for her reporting on the Midwestern floods of 1993. She speaks about her new book, "The Warmth of Other Suns," about the migration of 6 million black Southerners who moved from to the North over a period of six decades beginning around 1915. Wilkerson spent 15 years researching the book and interviewed more than 1,200 people.

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Ethics in the corner office

Recently the head of American Airlines resigned because he didn't agree with the company's decision to file for bankruptcy. When he walked out the door he left his lucrative bonus package on the table. It's a rare story and it got us wondering -- what makes some leaders forego the perks of the job while others become the face of corporate greed.

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Facebook aims to help prevent suicides

A new service launching today is designed to make it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on Facebook to get help. Users will be able to make instant connections with crisis counselors through Facebook chat. “One of the big goals here is to get the person in distress into the right help as soon…
by David Cazares

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Officials cite drop in homelessness among veterans

The Obama administration said Monday that homelessness among the nation's veterans declined by about 12 percent during a one-year period ending January 2011.

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Latinos lead charge of new small businesses in Minn.

Latinos lead charge of new small businesses in Minn.

As Minnesota's Latino population grows, the number of Latino-owned businesses in Minnesota has also risen steadily -- at nearly double the rate of overall business growth in the state.
by Mark Steil

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Campaign Finance Board dismisses complaint against Catholic DVD

Campaign Finance Board dismisses complaint against Catholic DVD

The complaint against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis was over a DVD mailed to 400,000 Catholics before the 2010 election which urged them to call for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
by Sasha Aslanian

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David Brooks on making modesty an American virtue again

David Brooks on making modesty an American virtue again

New York Times columnist and author David Brooks brings his 'modesty manifesto' to the Aspen Ideas Festival. He argues Americans need to embrace modesty as a virtue again so we can work together at solving some of the major problems are country is facing.

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