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How reframing mass shootings as suicide could help prevent them

How reframing mass shootings as suicide could help prevent them

St. Paul researchers are beginning to frame mass shootings through a newer lens called “deaths of despair” that looks at them as suicides. And it’s because of this that they warn against having armed guards in schools.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Clarence Thomas and the billionaire

Clarence Thomas and the billionaire

For over 20 years, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been treated to luxury vacations by billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow.

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Reward offered for information in 'suspicious' disappearance of Winona woman

Reward offered for information in 'suspicious' disappearance of Winona woman

Winona police continue to ask the public for help in the search for 26-year-old Madeline “Maddi” Kingsbury, and her family is now offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts.
by MPR News Staff

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Southdale Center mall locked down Wednesday, no one hurt in apparent shooting

Southdale Center mall locked down Wednesday, no one hurt in apparent shooting

Edina police say the Southdale Center mall was put into lockdown for about an hour Wednesday night after reports of gunfire. Officials did not locate anyone physically injured at the scene or in local hospitals.
by MPR News Staff

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