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Tribal Doctor Discusses American Indian Health

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BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — An Oglala Lakota doctor will discuss Native American health disparities during a presentation at South Dakota State University this week.

Don Warne is a member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe and completed medical school at Stanford University. He will discuss American Indian health during a presentation at SDSU on Wednesday. The presentation is free and open to the public.

As a descendent of Native American healers, Warne says he has respect for traditional healing customs. He says the medicine wheel is a symbol of those beliefs.

Morgan Stanley Faces Discrimination Lawsuit

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NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley is being accused of discriminating against black homeowners and violating federal civil rights laws by providing strong incentives to a subprime lender to originate mortgages that were likely to go unrepaid.

The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union and others on behalf of five Detroit residents and Michigan Legal Services. It was filed in U.S. District Court in New York.

Conversation Of The Week XXXV: Supreme Court Revisits Race In College Admissions

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the first case the Court has taken up in nearly a decade on the use of race in higher education admissions.

The Court was petitioned in February this year to hear Fisher v. University of Texas, which could be a precursor to a shift in affirmative action and how U.S. colleges and universities use the race of student applicants to attain higher diversity on campuses.

Issue Of The Week XXXV: NYPD Stop & Frisk Under Review By Lawmakers

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NEW YORK (AP) — Crime rates are low enough that New York can lay claim to being America's safest big city. The police commissioner is so popular that some have urged him to run for mayor.

And yet, city lawmakers are discussing proposals to rein in the New York Police Department, including the appointment of an independent inspector general to monitor it.

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