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California high court upholds gay marriage ban

California high court upholds gay marriage ban

The California Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, but it also decided that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who tied the knot before the law took effect will stay wed.

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Two charter schools work to preserve Ojibwe traditions

One of the final bills approved by lawmakers this week includes $2 million to preserve Native languages in the state. Native language educators say the number of fluent tribal elders is declining and young people don't grow up speaking their language at home. Two Minnesota charter schools have joined the effort to preserve the Ojibwe language and culture.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Midmorning Weekend: Healthcare

Midmorning Weekend: Healthcare

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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Somali students from Augsburg College refused visas by Egyptian government

The Egyptian government has refused to let two Somali students from Augsburg College in Minneapolis travel to Egypt for a study-abroad program. The students were scheduled to leave for Cairo last Sunday, but Egyptian officials declined to grant them their tourist visas.
by Laura Yuen

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An instrument to soothe the soul

An instrument to soothe the soul

A small company in Stillwater has given birth to a new musical instrument called the Reverie Harp, which is so easy to play that anyone can make beautiful music. The harp is becoming a hit with therapists, patients and their loved ones, who use it to calm stressful times.
by Marianne Combs

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Doctor chronicles disease and danger in new book

Dr. Ross Donaldson talked to Tom Crann about his new book, "The Lassa Ward," that chronicles his time spend in Sierra Leone studying one of the world's deadliest diseases.
by Tom Crann

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FBI, Twin Cities Somalis hope to rebuild relationship

FBI, Twin Cities Somalis hope to rebuild relationship

The head of the Minneapolis FBI office is asking for the Somali community's trust as investigators continue to look into the disappearances of a number of young Twin Cities men who are believed to be fighting along with hard-line Islamists in Somalia's civil war.
by Laura Yuen

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Netanyahu pressed to approve Palestinian state

Netanyahu pressed to approve Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ending a three-day trip, is likely to face questions on Capitol Hill on his refusal to endorse the cornerstone of international Mideast policy, the creation of an independent Palestinian state.

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Minneapolis-based refugee organization gets new chief

Minneapolis-based refugee organization gets new chief

In Pakistan, hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Swat valley are seeking shelter with family and friends or in refugee camps. The Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee is among the international organizations responding to the crisis. ARC's new president and CEO Daniel Wordsworth sat down with Tom Crann to talk about the organization.
by Tom Crann

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A national shift in opinion about abortion

A national shift in opinion about abortion

President Barack Obama spoke directly to the abortion issue during the commencement speech he delivered Sunday at the University of Notre Dame. It comes at a time when polls suggest that more people are comfortable describing their position as pro-life.
by Sarah Stoesz

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