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Crime, Law and Justice

CVS Health agrees to $5B settlement of opioid lawsuits

CVS Health agrees to $5B settlement of opioid lawsuits

CVS Health says it has agreed to pay about $5 billion to state, local and Native American tribal governments to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The deal would make the Rhode Island company the first major pharmacy chain to enter a nationwide settlement over how it handled powerful and addictive prescription painkillers.
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Paul Pelosi's accused attacker to appear for first hearing

Paul Pelosi's accused attacker to appear for first hearing

Besides attempted murder, the 42-year-old DePape faces state charges of burglary and elder abuse. Prosecutors are asking that he be held without bail.
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Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep says

Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep says

A representative confirms that rapper Takeoff is dead after a shooting outside of a Houston bowling alley. Kirsnick Khari Ball was known as Takeoff and part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset. 
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St. Paul police commander is mayor's choice to be city's next police chief

St. Paul police commander is mayor's choice to be city's next police chief

Axel Henry, leader of the St. Paul Police Department's narcotics, financial intelligence and human trafficking division, has worked with the department since 1998 and grew up in St. Paul.
by Tim Nelson

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Judge keeps North Dakota abortion ban from taking effect

Judge keeps North Dakota abortion ban from taking effect

A North Dakota judge says he'll keep the state’s ban on abortion from taking effect because there's a "substantial probability” that a constitutional challenge to the law will succeed in court. Judge Bruce Romanick’s Monday ruling means abortion is still legal in North Dakota.
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States struggle with pushback after wave of policing reforms

States struggle with pushback after wave of policing reforms

Two years after states around the country passed an unprecedented number of police reforms after the killing of George Floyd, some are struggling to make the new policies stick. 
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How the Supreme Court has ruled in the past about affirmative action

How the Supreme Court has ruled in the past about affirmative action

Since its first major decision on the subject in 1978, the court has repeatedly upheld universities' ability to consider the race of applicants as one of many factors in admissions decisions.
by Becky Sullivan

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Supreme Court revisits affirmative action in college admissions

Supreme Court revisits affirmative action in college admissions

The justices are re-examining decades of precedent allowing affirmative action policies. This time, however, there is every likelihood that the court will overrule some or all of those precedents.
by Nina Totenberg

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Amber Alert canceled after 2-year-old Apple Valley boy is found safe

Amber Alert canceled after 2-year-old Apple Valley boy is found safe

An Amber Alert that was issued Sunday night in Minnesota for a 2-year-old boy missing from Apple Valley was canceled early Monday, after the boy was found safe in Minneapolis.
by Kaila White

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