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Reporting on education in Minnesota's immigrant communities @SahanJournal. Rhymes with "Sherlock." She/her. bdernbach@sahanjournal.com

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Illinois' Medicaid backlog leaves more than 100,000 without health coverage

Illinois' Medicaid backlog leaves more than 100,000 without health coverage

Marlon Millner had been waiting three months for his children's Medicaid applications to be processed when hi…

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Van Dyke suggested shooting McDonald before arriving on scene

Van Dyke suggested shooting McDonald before arriving on scene

A defense witness revealed this week that Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was talking about shooting 17…

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'We've got to break this cycle': calls for justice as verdict looms in Laquan McDonald killing

'We've got to break this cycle': calls for justice as verdict looms in Laquan McDonald killing

Chicago awaits outcome in murder trial that became a symbol of systemic police violence

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Police-reform advocates, Chicago residents say police should document gun-pointing incidents - So...

Police-reform advocates, Chicago residents say police should document gun-pointing incidents - So...

The Mendez family has filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging Chicago police officers pointed guns at…

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Rent control campaign builds momentum in Rogers Park

Rent control campaign builds momentum in Rogers Park

Sandra imagined getting older as a peaceful time to retire and travel. She didn't expect to be fighting to st…

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Minneapolis East African shops boost security after vandalism

Minneapolis East African shops boost security after vandalism

Some stores are closing earlier at night. Others have installed new lights and cameras. Owners say these cost…

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Minnesota leaders condemn Trump post targeting St. Paul kindergarten graduation

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Interfaith leaders denounced President Donald Trump’s social media attacks on a group of St. Paul kindergarten graduates wearing hijabs in a Wednesday news conference. “Our children deserve to grow up knowing they are fully part of this state and this country, not to be told they do not belong because of what they wear, not to be told they are not as American as their classmates because they wear hijab,” said Imam Yusuf Abdulle, executive director of the Islamic Association of North America.
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Summer Dakota camp gives students a window into a language and a worldview

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By Becky Dernbach Verified
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After the smudging ceremony that began the day, and before breaking into small groups to practice Dakota language skills, Neil McKay gave his campers a pep talk. “I did not start becoming conversational till I was 25,” he told the participants of Dakota Language Camp in Bloomington on Thursday. “Anybody can become fluent. It’s just you have to work at it.” In fact, said McKay, whose Dakota name is Cantemaza, most Dakota speakers are not first speakers — that is, raised speaking the language.
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Summer Dakota camp gives students a window into a language and a worldview

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4 hours ago At Alma, a Menlo Ventures-backed AI nutrition coaching app, nearly every line of code is now written by AI. "I'm not exaggerating," said Rami Alhamad, Alma's cofounder and CEO. "Nearly everything we ship now is AI-generated." In a survey of more than two dozen startup founders and venture …
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