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Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police near Chicago's Israeli consulate on second night of DNC

Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police near Chicago's Israeli consulate on second night of DNC

Multiple pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested after clashing with police during a protest that began outside the Israeli consulate and spilled out onto the surrounding streets on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
by The Associated Press

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Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison

Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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Ex-cop convicted in Floyd killing released from prison

Ex-cop convicted in Floyd killing released from prison

One of the former Minneapolis police officers convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd was released from prison on Tuesday. Thomas Lane, who received the shortest sentence of the four ex-officers involved in Floyd’s death, is the first to leave custody.
by Matt Sepic

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Shooting at church in West Fargo kills one, leaves one injured

Shooting at church in West Fargo kills one, leaves one injured

A person was shot and killed at a church in West Fargo Saturday at Prairie Heights Church. A second person was hospitalized with “severe, but non-life-threatening injuries.”
by MPR News Staff

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Reports of violent crime were down across Twin Cities, Minnesota in 2023

Reports of violent crime were down across Twin Cities, Minnesota in 2023

The seven-county metro area experienced an 8.2 percent decrease in violent crime including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Greater Minnesota saw a 3.4 percent drop in violence compared to 2022.
by MPR News Staff

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Officers' use of force ruled justified in shooting of man outside Woodbury Target store

Officers' use of force ruled justified in shooting of man outside Woodbury Target store

The Washington County Attorney says a sheriff’s deputy and police officer were justified in their use of force when they shot and wounded a man outside a Target store in Woodbury earlier this year.
by MPR News Staff

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TikTok fights for survival in latest filing as ban approaches

TikTok fights for survival in latest filing as ban approaches

In the latest salvo in the fight over the hit app’s future in the U.S., lawyers for TikTok say the government’s push to ban TikTok is unconstitutional and lacks proof that TikTok is a real security risk.
by Bobby Allyn

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