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Winona County seeks harsher sentencing for Adam Fravel murder case

Winona County seeks harsher sentencing for Adam Fravel murder case

Winona County prosecutors seeking aggravated sentencing for Adam Fravel, charged with second-degree murder, due to the particular cruelty inflicted on Madeline Kingsbury's body and the emotional impact on her young children.
by Kyra Miles

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Gunman opens fire on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 and wounding 2

Gunman opens fire on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 and wounding 2

At least five people were killed and two boys injured Monday night when a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in a Philadelphia neighborhood, police said.
by NPR Staff

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'Very big cases': U law professor on the Supreme Court's latest rulings

'Very big cases': U law professor on the Supreme Court's latest rulings

“Some people call this the ‘you only live once’ court — the idea being that the six-justice majority has the votes and are really not shy about using that power while they have it,” University of Minnesota law professor Jill Hasday told MPR News Monday.
by Phil Picardi, Andrew Krueger and Lukas Levin

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Sheriff says facial recognition not a factor in false arrest

Sheriff says facial recognition not a factor in false arrest

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is pushing back on claims that facial recognition technology led to a man's false arrest. Kylese Perryman, 21, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Bloomington and Hennepin County over his 2021 arrest and prosecution for a carjacking and subsequent armed robbery that he did not commit.
by Matt Sepic

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How the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision could reverberate beyond campus and race

How the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision could reverberate beyond campus and race

A Minneapolis employment law attorney says Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision opens the door to affirmative action bans beyond school campuses, as well as bans that target gender-based equity programs.
by Catharine Richert, Ngoc Bui and Megan Burks

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