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U.S. census director says the bureau needs to reduce chances of meddling after Trump

U.S. census director says the bureau needs to reduce chances of meddling after Trump

Newly sworn-in Census Bureau Director Robert Santos told NPR it's important to make sure there are policies in place to better protect the agency from any future political interference.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Meet Kahin Adam, healer of refugee trauma

Meet Kahin Adam, healer of refugee trauma

Kahin Adam knows what it’s like to flee war and arrive alone in a strange, new country. MPR News host Angela Davis speaks with Kahin about his journey to Minnesota and how his own experience as a Somali refugee shapes his work as a therapist and mental health educator with fellow refugees in St. Cloud.  
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Last Afghans depart Wisconsin Army post for new U.S. homes

Last Afghans depart Wisconsin Army post for new U.S. homes

Officials say the final group of Afghan nationals temporarily housed at a Wisconsin Army post have been resettled to new communities across the country. 
by The Associated Press

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Canadian authorities identify family found dead at the border

Canadian authorities identify family found dead at the border

Officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police found the bodies near Emerson, Manitoba, on Jan. 20. The family, including two children, 11 and 3, had traveled from India to Toronto a week earlier before heading west. 
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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In Rochester rental crunch, Afghan refugees struggle to find housing

In Rochester rental crunch, Afghan refugees struggle to find housing

Rochester is expected to welcome 20 refugee families from Afghanistan by early next year — and some have already arrived in the region. But distant landlords and a chronic shortage of affordable housing in the city have made it hard for refugee families to find a place to live. 
by Catharine Richert

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