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Social Issues

St. Cloud transitional housing closes

The owner of 2nd Chances Sober Housing in St. Cloud says more than 100 men have stayed there since it opened in 2006.

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S. Dakota authorities say driver's blood alcohol was .708

South Dakota authorities say a woman found passed out in a stolen delivery van earlier this month registered a blood alcohol content of .708 - nearly nine times the legal limit and a possible record for the state.

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Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security?

Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security?

As Ronak Ray hunted for his flight gate, he prepared for the prospect of a security guard peering through his clothes with a full body scanner. But Ray doesn't mind: what he gives up in privacy he gets back in security.

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Music in the midst of Sri Lanka's civil war

Music in the midst of Sri Lanka's civil war

Minnesota and journalist Jesse Hardman got an inside view of the brutal civil war in Sri Lanka, and in the midst of the chaos he came upon an amazing story of a forgotten people.
by Euan Kerr

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Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights

Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights

The Netherlands announced Wednesday will immediately begin using full body scanners for flights heading to the United States, issuing a report that called the failed Christmas Day airline bombing a "professional" terror attack.

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The legacy of suicide

The legacy of suicide

When families compare their health histories, they may not mention one risk that appears to be handed down: the tendency for severe depression. Christopher Lukas writes of a tragic thread of suicide that claimed his brother, mother and several other family members.

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