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Social Issues

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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Tough economy increases caseload at family court

Tough economy increases caseload at family court

As unemployment rises, family courts are feeling the pain. More parents are seeking changes in their child support payments. That's leading to a higher volume of cases just as the state grapples with a multi-billion dollar budget deficit.
by Sasha Aslanian

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TRiO program fuels college dreams

TRiO program fuels college dreams

At each level of education, from ninth grade to college graduate, Minnesota is losing students of color. The TRiO program is trying to improve those statistics, one student at a time.

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