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Rittenhouse attorney to defend Prior Lake man charged in Wis. stabbing case

Nicolae Miu is charged with first-degree homicide in the death of 17-year-old Isaac Schuman of Stillwater. Miu says he was defending himself. Miu has retained Madison, Wis. attorney Corey Chirafisi, who helped convince a jury that Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense when he fatally shot two men and wounded a third in protests over the police shooting Jacob Blake.
by The Associated Press

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Mall of America reopens following gunfire, lockdown

Mall of America reopens following gunfire, lockdown

The Mall of America reopened Friday as police continued to search for two people connected to gunfire inside the massive complex that sent shoppers and employees running for cover the day before.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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A jury says InfoWars' Alex Jones must pay 2 Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million

A jury says InfoWars' Alex Jones must pay 2 Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million

The InfoWars host and creator will have to pay $4.1 million to two parents whose 6-year-old son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. Jones spent years claiming the mass shooting as a hoax.
by John Burnett and Dustin Jones

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Gunfire scatters shoppers at Mall of America; 2 suspects at large

Gunfire scatters shoppers at Mall of America; 2 suspects at large

Bloomington police described the gunfire around 4 p.m. Thursday as “an isolated incident” and that the suspected shooter fled the building. The police chief said no one was hit.
by Tim Nelson and Peter Cox

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Chicago-area July 4 parade attack suspect pleads not guilty

Chicago-area July 4 parade attack suspect pleads not guilty

Robert E. Crimo III appeared for a brief hearing Wednesday in Lake County's circuit court to enter a formal plea to the charges — 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery representing those killed and wounded during the parade in Highland Park.
by The Associated Press

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Alexander becomes Minneapolis’ first community safety commissioner

Alexander becomes Minneapolis’ first community safety commissioner

As commissioner of the newly created position, Cedric Alexander oversees the city’s police, fire, 911, emergency response and violence prevention efforts.
by Jon Collins

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Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was “100% real.”
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis police investigating two fatal shootings in city on Tuesday

Tuesday’s shootings included one at a busy downtown transit station during the evening rush hour. They were the 53rd and 54th homicides investigated by Minneapolis police in 2022.
by Tim Nelson

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