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Man pleads to perjury in case of missing Somalis

A 25-year-old St. Anthony man has pleaded guilty to perjury in an federal investigation into why a string young men have traveled to Somalia from the Minneapolis area.

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Residents worry about community center's fate

Residents worry about community center's fate

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announced this week it's closing an inner-city community center for repairs, and residents are worried about what this could mean for the facility's future.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Minn. food shelves to get donation from farmers

Gov. Tim Pawlenty and representatives of pork, soybean and milk groups will announce a donation to Minnesota food shelves on Friday.

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Gail Collins on women and history

Gail Collins on women and history

New York Times columnist Gail Collins profiles women who lived through perhaps the most transformative time in history, from the 1960s until the present. This is when more women achieved success in politics, sports and the working world than ever before. Collins talked with Kerri Miller before an audience at MPR's UBS Forum on October 15.

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Obama's citizenship director visits Twin Cities

The Obama Administration's new director of Citizenship and Immigration Services was in the Twin Cities today as part of a listening tour.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Ray Suarez on immigration and 'the next America'

Ray Suarez on immigration and 'the next America'

PBS NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez discusses how America's demographics are changing -- and what our schools need to do to keep up.

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The Youth Radio Project

The Youth Radio Project

Selections from high school and college-age reporters, from MPR's Youth Radio Project. Presented by the series producer, Sasha Aslanian.
by Sasha Aslanian, Paris Porter and Kao Choua Vue

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Starvation shouldn't be a fashion choice

Starvation shouldn't be a fashion choice

It's time we adopted a realistic standard of beauty.
by Erin Matson

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Lack of services making refugee life more difficult

Lack of services making refugee life more difficult

New research at the University of Minnesota shows many of the refugees coming to the Twin Cities aren't getting the mental health services they need, and university researchers are searching for a way to solve that problem just as a new group of refugees arrives.
by Rupa Shenoy

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