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Scams are surging. Could you be a victim?

Scams are surging. Could you be a victim?

Have you fallen for a scam? A lot of people have become victims. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about latest examples, how anyone could fall for them and how to protect yourself.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Biden commutes former Last Place on Earth owner’s synthetic drug sales sentence

Biden commutes former Last Place on Earth owner’s synthetic drug sales sentence

Jim Carlson, 67, was among the nearly 1,500 people who received commuted sentences. The White House said those receiving a commutation had been serving sentences at home “for at least one year.”

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Former FBI informant will plead guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

Former FBI informant will plead guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens

A former FBI informant is set to plead guilty to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, that became central to a Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
by The Associated Press

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Luigi Mangione retains high-profile former prosecutor as defense lawyer

Luigi Mangione retains high-profile former prosecutor as defense lawyer

Karen Friedman Agnifilo was second-in-command at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. There, she prosecuted violent crime cases, including those that had "a mental health component."
by Juliana Kim

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Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge.
by The Associated Press

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Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show

Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show

Social media posts from Luigi Mangione show the man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson underwent successful back surgery last year that alleviated debilitating chronic pain. He also was not a client of the health care giant.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota sues Glock over the design of their handgun

Minnesota sues Glock over the design of their handgun

Minnesota is suing Glock, saying the company has known about switches — which convert semi-automatic handguns into fully automatic handguns — for decades and has not made any design changes to discourage their use.
by Peter Cox

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