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To mark occupation, Indians gather at Mount Rushmore

American Indians gathered at Mount Rushmore to mark the 40th anniversary of an occupation of the monument.

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Latino 'agripreneurs' move from workers to owners

Latino 'agripreneurs' move from workers to owners

Maria Sosa, pictured, is one of the first so-called "agripreneurs," graduates of a of program that trains Latinos to grow organic vegetables and raise free-range chickens in Northfield.
by Elizabeth Baier

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St. Paul schools expand takeout breakfast program

When St. Paul students return to school Sept. 7, they'll find another dozen schools offering the district's unusual breakfast-to-go program.

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Feds arrest 370 criminal immigrants in Midwest bust

Feds arrest 370 criminal immigrants in Midwest bust

Federal officials announced Friday they had arrested 370 immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally or convicted of other crimes as part of a three-day roundup in the Midwest.

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Nurses: Strike is imminent in Duluth

A federal mediation session between the Minnesota Nurses Association and St. Mary's-Duluth Clinic has ended without agreement.

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Supporters of Lino Lakes resolution say 'English only' term too divisive

Supporters of Lino Lakes resolution say 'English only' term too divisive

A controversial resolution passed last month by the Lino Lakes City Council encourages the city government to provide official documents only in English, but supporters say don't call the measure "English only".
by Laura Yuen

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Welcoming new U.S. citizens in St. Paul

Welcoming new U.S. citizens in St. Paul

Nearly 400 people took the Oath of Allegiance in two naturalization ceremonies at Landmark Center in St. Paul, on Thursday, August 26, 2010. About 9,000 Minnesotans a year become citizens at similar ceremonies.
by Tim Nelson

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Feds naturalize 400 immigrants at Minn. event

Nearly 200 people took the Oath of Allegiance Thursday morning at a naturalization ceremony in Landmark Center in St. Paul.
by Tim Nelson

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World hunger level highest in 40 years

World hunger level highest in 40 years

The UN says there are now 1 billion people who don't have enough to eat around the world -- the highest level in 40 years. What's the moral obligation of countries like the U.S. and Europe to step in and are we providing aid effectively?
by J. Brian Atwood

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Stem cell ruling to be appealed; some work to stop

Stem cell ruling to be appealed; some work to stop

The Obama administration said Tuesday it will appeal a court ruling that undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research. But dozens of experiments aimed at fighting spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's disease and other ailments probably will stop in the meantime.

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