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This US city is paying Americans up to $70k to become first-time homeowners

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The trend has translated into an emphasis on family-friendly benefits like parental leave and health care coverage, as well as protections against sexual harassment.

The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building looms in the background of the camp at Coldwater Spring, or Mni Owe Sni, at Fort Snelling along the Mississippi River — where the U.S. government in the mid-1800s killed hundreds of Dakota people and imprisoned more than 1,600 in a concentration camp.

Meet the block, shop the indies, and check on your people.

When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch in suburban Minneapolis. www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...

Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning. Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said a 37-year-old man was killed but declined to identify him. The man was identified by his parents as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. The officer who shot Pretti is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said. https://to.pbs.org/4bNkSWH

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Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined. - I've played them and enjoyed them - They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history - They were within the first 25 I thought of...

"If we truly want to address mental health struggles in our state, we must invest in early intervention programs that are free, accessible and community-based," write Westminster Community Clinic and Training Center's Christina Pippas and Anna Lieber.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."

While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION (not a typo)

💥 Decades later, Tupac’s still speaking truth. Republicans got money for wars, luxuries and billionaires but won’t feed the poor.

This is Brilliant! Please repost.

Earlier today, Mother Jones talked to Bay Area faith leaders about what brought them out to protest ICE. Here's what they had to say.

1 in 3 US community-service nonprofits lost government funding in early 2025. These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.

CPS board members are sounding an alarm amid the ongoing immigration crackdown, urging district leaders to do more to protect families fearful of going to school — including insisting on remote learning and pushing the governor to intervene. trib.al/Nx7xhul

Crowds cheered as elephants smashed pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo on Oct. 16 for the annual Squishing of the Squash event. According to the zoo, the yearly tradition dates back to 1999.

Palestinian forensic experts are working to identify 120 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel marked only with numbers, some of whom were blindfolded, bound at the hands and feet, or bearing gunshot wounds.

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Palestinian prisoners released from Israel have been greeted by huge crowds in the occupied West Bank, as a prisoner and captive exchange took place on Monday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

If you don’t want to be called N*azis, don’t compare yourselves to N*azis. I don’t make the rules.

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#MorningVibe You can make your own bread and still subscribe to Democratic values. YOU CAN CHOOSE.

This is awesome. 👏👏👏 #Pinks #ProudBlue

GOP Rep Chuck Edwards is confronted by infuriated constituents at his town hall.

Dead squirrels, haunted dreamscapes and anxious midnight thoughts: Bethlem’s new exhibition explores how patients have long wrestled with sleep and nightmares through art.

In Israel Sunday, as many as 500,000 people took to the streets, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and the return of the remaining hostages. religionnews.com/2025/08/18/i...

At least 150 accounts shared “millions” of posts on X over a four-day period in July that encouraged users to buy child exploitation materials, an investigation has found.

Boyz to Men conference provides boys with a safe space for eighth year in a row #chsnews

True humanity and a genuine love for all people 💙

Our government is out of control. Source: LATimes Instagram

Nothing to see here: just cops on horseback, bicycles, foot, and vehicles harassing a small group of peaceful protesters in a Charleston, South Carolina neighborhood.

I had a long conversation with a peer about this yesterday, and I think it matters. The Army deserved a proper 250th birthday party. It’s fair to say their role has been pivotal in every single major conflict, and many men and women have lost their lives fighting for our ideals.

From coast to coast, city streets to small town squares, you showed up. And it mattered. Honored to announce: 12.1 million in attendance.

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Nothing says "250th Army Celebration" like arresting a group of veterans… www.yahoo.com/news/police-...

Chicago PD walks along to protect the #NoKings protesters. 💙Chicago!