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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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Some immigrant parents say St. Paul school closures would hurt their communities

Some immigrant parents say St. Paul school closures would hurt their communities

Somali American parents in St. Paul say a plan to close Highwood Hills Elementary would endanger a neighborhood hub. Latino parents say they weren’t included in the decision to close Wellstone Elementary. With a school-board vote coming soon, immigrant parents want to be heard.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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Family, friends mourning after Austin community leader is killed in Ethiopia

Family, friends mourning after Austin community leader is killed in Ethiopia

“He was a great example of uniting cultures and saying, 'We all want to be better together.' And so he lived that,” a friend of Chol Okey Opiew recalled. “And that's what we need more of in today's world. So it's hard to lose someone that did that so well."
by Hannah Yang

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