Was the fish you had for dinner caught by slaves? New report raises alarm
Thailand's multibillion-dollar fishing industry is facing allegations of using slave labor, following the publication of an investigation into the exploitation of migrant workers on shrimping ships.The...
View ArticleFacebook cracks down on hate speech against women
If Facebook were a city, these would be its seedy back alleys – user-generated groups filled with jokes about rape and domestic violence, captioned over gruesome images of assaulted women. But after...
View ArticleNew Egypt NGO law could expand Morsi's control
Rights advocates are criticizing legislation proposed by Egypt's president to regulate civil society organizations, saying the law could be used to cripple organizations dedicated to documenting human...
View ArticlePeterson: Re-election decision will come next year
WASHINGTON — In the wake of Michele Bachmann's retirement announcement this week, the Marshall Independent asked 12-term Rep. Collin Peterson if he's planning to run for re-election next year:A veteran...
View ArticleSenator wants entire Chicago gang arrested. Would that work?
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk (R) is recommending that the next US attorney in Chicago step up federal efforts to combat street gang violence through mass arrests of the Gangster Disciples, the prevailing...
View ArticleWhich of Syria's neighbors has most to lose in the fight?
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Much like downtown Beirut, the skyline in this city’s southern reaches, where the militant group Hezbollah is strong, is dotted with new apartment blocks built atop the ruins of past...
View ArticleSyrian opposition says no to peace talks in Geneva
Leaders of the Syrian opposition announced on Thursday that they will not participate in US and Russian sponsored peace talks that its planners were hoping would take place in Geneva, Switzerland in...
View ArticleU of M jumps into MOOC trend with interactive class for 17,000
Starting June 14, University of Minnesota professor Jason Hill will begin teaching an eight-week course on sustainable food systems to a big "class"— 17,000 students located in dozens of countries.The...
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Sorry, Cinderella: Not everyone thinks attractive women must have petite feet
The Karo Batak people of North Sumatra might find the story of Cinderella more understandable if its heroine had large, rather than petite, feet.For in that remote Indonesian society, people believe...
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With Bachmann not running, Jim Graves pulls out of 6th District race
MinnPost photo by Jana FreibandJim GravesAs of today, Jim Graves is going to indefinitely suspend his campaign for Congress from the 6th District.Translation: He is not running. He is dropping out of...
View ArticleUpdates on some big urban-planning issues in the Twin Cities
Some think that journalists are like hungry dogs: once they glom on to an issue (usually a celebrity overdose, a natural disaster or a terrorist plot), they chew it to pieces. Others say we have the...
View Article'Sustainable Ely' center to focus on mining risks to BWCA
A new "education and action center" will open Saturday in Ely to provide information opposing a proposed copper and nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.The "Sustainable Ely"...
View ArticleDayton Press Secretary Katie Tinucci to run governor's re-election campaign
Katie Tinucci, Gov. Mark Dayton's press secretary, will step down from that job next week to become campaign manager for Dayton's re-election bid.Dayton plans to run for a second term in 2014."It's...
View ArticleTalented Lynx ready to roll with reunited Gophers McCarville and Whalen
The trainer’s room at any American sports venue is like North Korea, off-limits without special permission. But Janel McCarville had time to kill Wednesday night at Target Center while receiving...
View ArticleMinnesota officials take six-day tour of Germany to study workforce training
A contingent of 14 Minnesota officials leaves Sunday for a six-day study tour of Germany's work-force development programs.Led by Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Ken Peterson,...
View ArticleTwins' draft options: How they might use No. 4 overall pick
Next week the Twins will add the No. 4 pick to their stacked farm system, making a top-10 pick in back-to-back drafts for the first time since taking Adam Johnson second in 2000 and Joe Mauer first in...
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First, no Bachmann ... and now, no Graves
Following Eric Black’s scoop here, Mike Mullen at Politics in Minnesota writes: “Graves stopped short of saying his candidacy had driven Bachmann from the race. But the announcement of his second bid...
View ArticleComo Zoo goes bananas over 'Gorilla Forest' grand opening June 6
Como Zoo's newest updated attraction, Gorilla Forest, opens Thursday, and city officials say they're conducting a "gorilla marketing campaign" to raise attention.That means they'll have someone dressed...
View ArticleNorm Coleman sees big paydays from nonprofits
This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C.Leading two politically focused nonprofits...
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Ice cream for dinner and golfing badly
Being disgusted by something in a lake, and more hilarious and sweet items on the summer 2013 checklist.Watch Summer Checklist on PBS. See more from Almanac.
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