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Appeals court says Trump isn't immune from Jan. 6 riot lawsuits

Appeals court says Trump isn't immune from Jan. 6 riot lawsuits

The ruling stems from several lawsuits brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic members of Congress seeking civil damages from Donald Trump related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
by Ryan Lucas

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Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes

Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes

Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says. Meanwhile, 50 percent of Americans say the death penalty is applied unfairly.
by Vanessa Romo

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Click Here: A special five-part series about the people making and breaking our digital world

Click Here: A special five-part series about the people making and breaking our digital world

A special series called Click Here tells the stories about the people making and breaking our digital world. Reporter Dina Temple-Raston meets coders, hackers and would-be revolutionaries who use technology in surprising ways.

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Man charged in fatal stabbing at Edina bus stop

A Minneapolis man has been charged with murder in a fatal stabbing at a bus stop in Edina on Nov. 22, in what the victim’s family called a “random act of violence.”
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Arizona GOP county officials face charges after refusing to certify election on time

Arizona GOP county officials face charges after refusing to certify election on time

Republican officials of Arizona’s Cochise County face criminal charges after they risked more than 47,000 people’s votes for the 2022 midterm elections by refusing to certify them by the deadline.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Man serving life for 2004 murder makes his case for innocence

Man serving life for 2004 murder makes his case for innocence

A man serving life in prison for a 2004 murder got the rare chance on Tuesday to argue in court for his exoneration. Attorneys from the Great North Innocence Project are asking a judge to overturn the conviction of Marvin Haynes in the shooting death of Harry “Randy” Sherer.
by Matt Sepic

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Owners of store in George Floyd Square sue Minneapolis over lost business

Owners of store in George Floyd Square sue Minneapolis over lost business

The owners of Cup Foods, now known as Unity Foods, argue that customers were deterred after city officials’ decided to install temporary concrete barriers near the site from June 2020 until the following year. 
by Jon Collins

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Two Edina High students say district punished them for pro-Palestinian chant

Two Edina High students say district punished them for pro-Palestinian chant

The students filed a federal complaint alleging discrimination after the school district suspended them for using a pro-Palestinian chant during a recent school protest. The district says free speech rights aren’t unfettered on school property.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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