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Muslim leaders seek public help to stop attacks on Minnesota mosques

Muslim leaders seek public help to stop attacks on Minnesota mosques

Minneapolis police are partnering with the FBI to investigate a possible bias motive behind an arson attempt at a Minneapolis mosque on Sunday evening. Authorities also are investigating a fire at another mosque, less than a mile away, on Monday night.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy

Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy

The former Louisville police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement in a county northeast of the city. WHAS-TV reports that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday confirmed the hiring of Myles Cosgrove. 
by The Associated Press

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When a county seizes a home over taxes, who should get to keep the equity?

When a county seizes a home over taxes, who should get to keep the equity?

The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears a property rights case involving a Minnesota woman who had her condominium seized and sold by Hennepin County after she failed to pay her property taxes.
by Abbey Machtig and Kirsti Marohn

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Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past

Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past

The Thomas-Crow connection recalls past relationships that caught the attention of Congress, resulting in hearings that undermined a potential chief justice and the court's longest-serving member.
by Ron Elving

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Thousands attend funeral honoring Pope County deputy killed in shootout

Thousands attend funeral honoring Pope County deputy killed in shootout

Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Owen was killed April 15 while responding to a domestic violence call at a home in Cyrus, a small town east of Morris. His funeral was held Saturday morning at Minnewaska Area High School in Glenwood.
by Kirsti Marohn

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U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

In sweeping indictments, the Justice Department targeted two dozen operatives in the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel. But many drug policy experts say this won't slow fentanyl deaths.
by Brian Mann

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