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Tough times challenge efforts to feed the hungry on Thanksgiving

Tough times challenge efforts to feed the hungry on Thanksgiving

For some Minnesotans, putting a Thanksgiving meal on the table is a challenge. Communities and hunger relief organizations have been working for weeks to make sure everyone gets a meal, but higher food prices are making it harder.
by Julie Siple

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Charity food drive wish lists include rice, tuna

Charity food drive wish lists include rice, tuna

The season of giving has started, with schools, churches and businesses kicking off food drives that have become annual holiday traditions. But many food banks are asking donors to think twice before dropping ramen noodles and frosted cereals in donation barrels.

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Campus police chief on leave after pepper spraying

Campus police chief on leave after pepper spraying

The University of California, Davis said Monday that it has placed its police chief on administrative leave amid outrage over widely circulated videos of officers dousing pepper spray on student Occupy protesters.

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US farms and global hunger

US farms and global hunger

We've recently been hearing stories of the starving families in the horn of Africa and hungry children in the Twin Cities suburbs. Midmorning examines why hunger persists and what policies and programs Americans support to help those in need.

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