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’Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say

’Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say

Authorities say the man who traveled armed to a pizzeria in the nation’s capital nearly a decade ago because of a fake online conspiracy theory has been shot and killed by police in North Carolina. 
by The Associated Press

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Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal ’Rust’ set shooting

Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal ’Rust’ set shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis man charged with stealing $7.3 million in Medicaid fraud scheme

Minneapolis man charged with stealing $7.3 million in Medicaid fraud scheme

Investigators allege the Minneapolis man billed Medicaid through his company, 1-0 Granny’s Helpful Hands, for services it did not actually provide. The charges follow a similar case last month and come as the state looks to clamp down on entitlement program fraud.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Second trial starts in suit over St. Paul police killing

Second trial starts in suit over St. Paul police killing

In 2023, a jury awarded Kim Handy Jones $1.5 million in punitive damages plus $10 million in compensatory damages after finding St. Paul Police Officer Nathaniel Younce civilly liable for fatally shooting her son Cordale Handy.
by Matt Sepic

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Expected guilty plea for man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization

Expected guilty plea for man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization

A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” has been postponed indefinitely because he's hospitalized.
by The Associated Press

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