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Carleton grad's nonprofit links Syrian refugees with tutors worldwide
More than 1,000 people, primarily Syrian-born refugees, have practiced their English with online through Paper Airplanes, an organization Bailey Ulbricht founded in 2014.
World
Macron wins French election, supporters rejoice
French voters elected centrist Emmanuel Macron as the country's youngest president, delivering a victory to the unabashedly pro-European candidate. A jubilant crowd of supporters gathered at a victory party outside the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Local
In Quebec, former extremist now helps others find a way out
What sets a program north of the border apart from projects in Europe and the United States is that it confronts extremism of all stripes — not just Islamist — and focuses on behavior that signals the risk of violence, not just radical ideas.
North Metro
New Sierra Leonean nurses group advocates for wellness in the Twin Cities
A group of 35 nurses plans to hold more health fairs and send resources back to Sierra Leone.
Business
April frost threatens vineyards in parts of Europe
Worst disaster in 25 years threatens valuable crops.
We've got less than 100 years to find Planet B, Stephen Hawking says
Remaining on Earth any longer, Hawking claims, places humanity at risk of a mass extinction. Oh, and have a nice weekend.
Local
U prof, 2 other Minnesotans killed in crash in Czech Republic
Robert Morrison, who taught in the U's veterinary medicine department, and the others were in a rented SUV that collided with a truck north of Prague.
Variety
New Brighton man chooses North Korea to run his first 10K race
50,000 North Koreans cheered when a 78-year-old Minnesotan ran a race in Pyongyang.
World
Trump on Mideast peace: 'We will get it done'
Despite bleak prospects for success, President Donald Trump promised on Wednesday "to do whatever is necessary" to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
Business
Direct flights from Minnesota to Cuba are stuck at the gate
Sun Country plays a waiting game while President Trump's Cuba policy unfurls.
Nation
Walls of the world: Barriers to movement across the globe
Physical barriers are as old as humanity and have proved to be effective over the centuries at protecting borders.
World
Ivanka Trump hears groans as she defends father in Berlin
Ivanka Trump drew groans and hisses Tuesday from an audience in Berlin while defending her father's attitude toward women, but she brushed it aside as "politics" during her first overseas trip as a White House adviser.
World
French election could disrupt security
When French voters make their choices Sunday, it could become another convulsive moment for the decades-old international security order.
Champs-Elysees gunman had long criminal record, praised IS
The gunman who shot and killed a police officer on the famed Champs-Elysees just days before the French presidential vote spent 14 years in prison, including for attacking other officers, Frances's anti-terrorism prosecutor said Friday — a lengthy criminal history that gave a jolt to an already nail-biting election and fueled growing security concerns.
Minneapolis
Klobuchar, Emmer team up to fight proposed cuts to humanitarian aid
Fighting a catastrophic famine in the Horn of Africa is a "nonpartisan" issue, they say.
World
The French election: Young people swing to the right
Rise of Le Pen fueled by her calls for closing borders, leaving E.U.
World
Trump's military options for North Korea are grim
Analysts estimate North Korea may now possess between 10 and 25 nuclear weapons.
Business
Dairy trade war between U.S., Canada will test Trump
Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement would not be a simple matter.
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