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In my clinical work, I often see people from immigrant, refugee and mixed-status families carrying a complicated emotional burden that many do not fully understand or have language for: survivor’s guilt.

People often associate survivor’s guilt only with major tragedies or life-threatening events. But I am also talking about a form of survivor’s guilt that can emerg...


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In 2023, North High School’s graduation rate was 68%, more than 20 points below the state average.

Within two years, North High had sharply narrowed the gap. As of April 2025, its graduation rate had risen to 81%, just 4 percentage points below the state average. If that progress continues, the school could soon exceed the state average.

While the numbers...


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For the second year, Minnesota lawmakers have failed to pass legislation that would have enshrined dozens of rights for the state’s foster youth, disappointing supporters who have fought for its passage. 

The Minnesota Foster Youth Bill of Rights...


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This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal.

When Miyah Monk of Minneapolis was about 10 years old, the s...


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The Scott County Attorney’s Office charged Mohamed Abdirizak Rage on Monday, June 1, in the shooting and killing of Khalid Abdi.

Prosecutors charged the Shakopee resident with second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm.

Rage, 28, allegedly killed Abdi last Wednesday in the parking lot of Canterbury Park following a Muslim prayer service. Th...


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