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Politics Friday: The Attorney General debate

Politics Friday: The Attorney General debate

The candidates for Minnesota Attorney General — incumbent DFLer Keith Ellison and Republican challenger Jim Schultz — debate on MPR News.
by Mike Mulcahy and Twila Dang

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Three Feeding Our Future defendants plead guilty to wire fraud

Three Feeding Our Future defendants plead guilty to wire fraud

Three of the 49 people charged in an alleged quarter-billion-dollar scheme to defraud government meal programs pleaded guilty Thursday in Minneapolis.
by Matt Sepic

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A jury recommends life in prison for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz

A jury recommends life in prison for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz

Fourteen students and three staff members were killed in the rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day in 2018. Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree murder.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Minnesota recognizes she's a woman. She's locked in a men's prison anyway

Minnesota recognizes she's a woman. She's locked in a men's prison anyway

When transgender people are incarcerated, they're often put in prisons that don't align with their gender identity. Some are taking legal action to try to get moved to prisons that match their gender.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies

Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies

The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, a jury in Connecticut decided Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Feeding Our Future fraud investigation: First guilty pleas expected

Feeding Our Future fraud investigation: First guilty pleas expected

Three people charged with wire fraud would be the first defendants to admit guilt in what authorities allege was a massive Minnesota-based scheme to steal at least $250 million in federal funds intended to feed needy children.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota man pleads guilty to arson he blamed on politics

A Minnesota man pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing fraudulent insurance claims for a staged arson he attempted to portray as a politically-motivated attack.
by The Associated Press

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Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no

Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that drug dealers are marketing rainbow-colored fentanyl to kids. Many drug experts say that's likely not happening.
by Brian Mann

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