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Pedestrian deaths have fallen for the first time since the pandemic

Pedestrian deaths have fallen for the first time since the pandemic

After hitting a 40-year high in 2022, pedestrian deaths decreased last year to just over 7,300, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association.
by Lola Murti

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Charges filed after body found in back of car following crash near Rochester

Charges filed after body found in back of car following crash near Rochester

An Iowa woman was charged Tuesday with a felony count of concealing a dead body, after deputies responding to a car crash in southeast Minnesota last weekend found a woman deceased in the vehicle from injuries not suffered in the crash.
by MPR News Staff

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Reform, accountability become tug toy in proposed Minneapolis Police contract

Reform, accountability become tug toy in proposed Minneapolis Police contract

Labor attorney Jim Michels, who represents the Minneapolis Police Federation and more than 40 other unions, says trying to squeeze police reform and accountability into a labor agreement is, in essence, impossible — or at least improbable.
by Jon Collins, Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes plea deal with the U.S.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes plea deal with the U.S.

Under the deal, Assange faces a sentence of 62 months, equivalent to the time he has already served in Britain. He is expected to be released and to return to Australia following the court proceeding.
by Carrie Johnson

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Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers

Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers

The decision was the first major gun ruling since 2022, when the high court broke sharply with the way gun laws had previously been handled by the courts.
by Nina Totenberg

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