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Department of Education investigates U antisemitism allegations

Department of Education investigates U antisemitism allegations

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the University of Minnesota this week over allegations of antisemitism on the Twin Cities campus. The department lists the U among dozens of educational institutions that are “under investigation for discrimination involving shared ancestry.”
by Matt Sepic

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Maine court puts decision barring Trump from the state's primary ballot on hold

Maine court puts decision barring Trump from the state's primary ballot on hold

The Maine Superior Court has sent back the secretary of state’s decision to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot. The court says it’s waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
by NPR's Washington Desk

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Minnesota Supreme Court grants quick review of voting rights law case

Minnesota Supreme Court grants quick review of voting rights law case

The state Supreme Court said it will decide the fate of a new voting rights law. It permits people with felony convictions to vote as long as they’re not behind bars.
by Brian Bakst

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Epstein papers leave questions about what powerful men knew about his crimes

Epstein papers leave questions about what powerful men knew about his crimes

Documents released by a federal court don’t have any smoking guns or stunning revelations. They do include claims that people in Epstein’s world “would have to be blind” not to know about his crimes.
by Brian Mann

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Secret recording shows NRA treasurer plotting to conceal extravagant expenses involving Wayne LaPierre

Secret recording shows NRA treasurer plotting to conceal extravagant expenses involving Wayne LaPierre

Audio obtained by The Trace and ProPublica reveals, in real time, the gun lobbying group enacting a plan that would conceal payments for fancy hotels, limousines and other luxury expenses connected to its longtime CEO for a decade.

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Long-tenured Justice Anderson to leave Minnesota Supreme Court in May

Long-tenured Justice Anderson to leave Minnesota Supreme Court in May

Minnesota Supreme Court Justice G. Barry Anderson Thursday gave notice of his retirement in May. Anderson is the last justice appointed by a Republican governor.
by Brian Bakst

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