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• Cell phones and the hazards of driving while chatting
  Despite study after study indicating talking and texting on cell phones while driving causes crashes, few state governments seem willing to outlaw it. Two scientists who study distraction talk about how your brain really isn't that suited to multi-tasking, and what the cost can be when one of those tasks is driving.Midmorning, July 30, 2009
• Wis. woman accused of scamming fellow Hmong
  A Wisconsin woman is accused of stealing from fellow Hmong families by inventing fake aid programs that required enrollment payments.July 29, 2009
• U.S. extends protected status for Somali nationals
  Somali nationals living in the U.S. under temporary protected status are eligible to remain in the country for an additional 18 months.July 28, 2009
• Last day for public comment on Central Corridor LRT
  Today is the final day for public comment on the Central Corridor light rail project.July 27, 2009
• Faribault County mulls issue of roadside memorials
  Officials with the Faribault County Commission have formed a committee to deal with a dicey issue - how to respect mourners who leave roadside memorials up, even after the memorials deteriorate or become maintenance issues.July 27, 2009
• Recently returned soldiers attend reintegration programs
  More than 720 Minnesota National Guard soldiers attended programs Saturday at the Minneapolis Convention Center intended to help them reintegrate into American society.July 25, 2009
• Midmorning Weekend: What If?
  Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.July 25, 2009
• Nonprofit saves Minneapolis woman from eviction
  Last-minute negotiations narrowly halted the eviction Friday of a Minneapolis woman who has publicly refused to leave her foreclosed home for months.July 24, 2009
• Troubling trends for teen health
  After years of requiring sex education, reducing teen pregnancy and HIV infections remains a stubborn problem particularly among adolescents of color. A look at what's next for addressing the major health challenges for teens.Midmorning, July 24, 2009
• St. Paul domestic partner ordinance to be adopted today
  The St. Paul City Council is expected to adopt an ordinance today allowing domestic partners to register with the city.July 22, 2009
• A young doctor serves in Africa
  One ER physician's desire to heal led him to a contested border town in Sudan, Africa. James Maskalyk treated people for starvation and fought a measles epidemic amid war.Midmorning, July 22, 2009
• Wal-Mart rehires Muslim worker fired for praying
  Wal-Mart has rehired a Muslim employee from the Twin Cities who had been fired for praying in the workplace.July 21, 2009
• Judge allows ACLU lawsuit against school to continue
  A federal judge Tuesday allowed most of a lawsuit to continue over a metro-area charter school's disputed religious practices.July 21, 2009
• Somali activists say missing men went voluntarily
  A handful of young Somali-American activists say they're convinced that the roughly 20 Minnesota men who left to fight in their homeland went voluntarily, raised their own money and recruited one another.July 21, 2009
• Somali groups speak out about indictments
  A coalition of Somali groups is holding a news conference Tuesday to respond to an ongoing terror investigation and the recent indictments of two men on terrorism-related charges.July 21, 2009

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