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Hennepin Healthcare makes its case for more equity, inclusion training

Hennepin Healthcare makes its case for more equity, inclusion training

The Minneapolis hospital now requires doctors and other health professionals to undergo equity and inclusion training. The program is atypical in the health field, but one that hospital leaders say is crucial in their mission to serve the entire city. Here’s how it works.
by Michelle Wiley

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Critics slam DeSantis campaign for sharing an anti-Trump ad targeting LGBTQ rights

Critics slam DeSantis campaign for sharing an anti-Trump ad targeting LGBTQ rights

DeSantis’ campaign shared a video that attacked Trump for his support of LGBTQ rights, prompting widespread backlash. Both candidates have rolled back protections for trans and gay people in office.
by Rachel Treisman

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This Chaska children’s store feels community support ahead of drag queen story time    

This Chaska children’s store feels community support ahead of drag queen story time    

The owner of Little Roos says they have received more love than hate after posting a TikTok of an angry visitor who threatened to call police to stop an upcoming drag queen reading event.   
by Kyra Miles

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'Very big cases': U law professor on the Supreme Court's latest rulings

'Very big cases': U law professor on the Supreme Court's latest rulings

“Some people call this the ‘you only live once’ court — the idea being that the six-justice majority has the votes and are really not shy about using that power while they have it,” University of Minnesota law professor Jill Hasday told MPR News Monday.
by Phil Picardi, Andrew Krueger and Lukas Levin

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The Dutch king apologizes for his country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition

The Dutch king apologizes for his country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition

The Netherlands’ often brutal colonial history has come under renewed and critical scrutiny in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
by The Associated Press

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France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why

France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why

More than 1,300 arrests were made in a fourth night of rioting around the country. Nahel M.'s killing is a rallying call, similar to how George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked intense protests.
by Bill Chappell

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With affirmative action gutted for college, race-conscious work programs may be next

With affirmative action gutted for college, race-conscious work programs may be next

With the Supreme Court having ruled against affirmative action policies in higher education, some legal experts worry about the future of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
by Elena Moore

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More than 600 arrests after a new night of protests across France over teen's killing

More than 600 arrests after a new night of protests across France over teen's killing

Tensions grew across France over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that has shocked the nation. More than 600 were arrested and at least 200 police officers were injured.
by The Associated Press

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