A handful of young Somali-American activists say they're convinced that the roughly 20 Minnesota men who left to fight in their homeland went voluntarily, raised their own money and recruited one another.
A coalition of Somali groups is holding a
news conference Tuesday to respond to an ongoing terror
investigation and the recent indictments of two men on
terrorism-related charges.
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A new novel by Mayo Clinic doctor and obesity researcher James Levine tells the story of a young Indian girl forced into a life of prostitution. Dr. Levine says the novel sprang from a visit to the slums of Mumbai and encounter there that haunts him to this day.
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Ahmednur Ali's family fled the chaos and
violence of their East African homeland Somalia in the 1990s,
eventually making their way to Minnesota like thousands of their
compatriots.
Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison said the U.S. government is trying to ensure the safe return of some of the young Somali-American men believed to be fighting with a terrorist group in their homeland.
The city of St. Paul is launching a pilot
program aimed at increasing the number of minorities in the city's
ranks of firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
The program is the first of its kind in Minnesota. The program
will pay 40 participants up to 25 hours a week while they go
through one of two 10-week EMT certification programs.
If they get the certification, they can take the firefighter
test.
Coleman says offering paid training makes it more likely
applicants will attend, even if they can't afford to quit their
jobs.
St. Paul Councilmember Melvin Carter says it's important to have
a diverse Fire Department since firefighters are called on
regularly to assist people from different cultures.
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