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Smithfield Foods settles pork price-fixing lawsuit for $42M

Smithfield Foods settles pork price-fixing lawsuit for $42M

Smithfield Foods will pay restaurants and caterers $42 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring to inflate pork prices, which will likely only add to concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects meat prices.
by The Associated Press

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Chauvin faces sentencing on federal charges in Floyd killing

Chauvin faces sentencing on federal charges in Floyd killing

A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. Judge Paul Magnuson on Tuesday set Chauvin’s sentencing for 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul.
by The Associated Press

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Parade shooting suspect bought five weapons despite threats

Parade shooting suspect bought five weapons despite threats

The man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder for opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including two high-powered rifles, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, police said.
by The Associated Press

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'Crisis Pregnancy Center' vandalized in St. Paul

'Crisis Pregnancy Center' vandalized in St. Paul

Birthright, a non-medical “crisis pregnancy center” against abortion with a location on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul, was vandalized overnight.
by Sam Stroozas

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The Highland Park shooting was planned for weeks, officials say

The Highland Park shooting was planned for weeks, officials say

The suspected shooter is also believed to have acted alone, and authorities found a second weapon in his car. Here's what else we know as of midday Tuesday.
by Rachel Treisman

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Minneapolis city leaders decry July 4th violence, including shooting that wounded 7

Minneapolis city leaders decry July 4th violence, including shooting that wounded 7

Seven people were hospitalized after a shooting late Monday night at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis — part of a night of recklessness and violence that city officials said stretched police thin and led to critical injuries and vandalism.
by Dan Gunderson and Peter Cox

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The Supreme Court is the most conservative in 90 years

The Supreme Court is the most conservative in 90 years

In an astounding 62 percent of the decisions, conservatives prevailed, and more importantly, often prevailed in dramatic ways, according to new data.
by Nina Totenberg

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