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Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?

Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?

Law professor Kim Mutcherson said that while states are bound by HIPAA laws, individuals are not. This means that abortion "bounty hunters" could help punish people who seek abortions in other states.
by Emily Feng, Jonaki Mehta and Justine Kenin

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Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked

Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked

Leesa Kelly founded Memorialize the Movement nearly two years ago to save the paintings that artists created during the week of heartache and rage that followed the police murder of George Floyd. 
by Matt Sepic

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Hennepin County pays $190k to settle top prosecutor's discrimination claim

Hennepin County pays $190k to settle top prosecutor's discrimination claim

The Hennepin County Board has approved a $190,000 settlement with veteran prosecutor Amy Sweasy to resolve a discrimination complaint she filed against the county and County Attorney Mike Freeman.
by Matt Sepic

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Principal accused of soliciting undercover cop posing as 15-year-old girl

Hennepin County prosecutors say 38-year-old Mohamed Ali Selim, who is principal of Eagle Ridge Middle School in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, responded Tuesday afternoon to an online ad.
by Matt Sepic

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Family suing widow of late U.S. lawmaker for medical expenses

Family suing widow of late U.S. lawmaker for medical expenses

Family members of the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota say his widow, Jennifer Carnahan, hasn’t come through on a promise to pay back medical expenses related to his cancer treatments.
by The Associated Press

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Shooter wounds 2 at Fargo restaurant, later kills himself

A convicted felon shot and wounded a 21-year-old woman and her 8-month-old child in an altercation that began inside a crowded restaurant in south Fargo.
by The Associated Press

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Elderly man incompetent for murder trial

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling that an elderly South Dakota man accused in a 1974 fatal stabbing of a woman from Willmar isn’t competent to stand trial.
by The Associated Press

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George Floyd killing: Ex-cop pleads guilty to aiding, abetting manslaughter

George Floyd killing: Ex-cop pleads guilty to aiding, abetting manslaughter

As part of his plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane and ex-Minneapolis cops J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were previously convicted on federal counts of violating Floyd's rights.
by The Associated Press and Jon Collins

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Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography reveals how he lived

Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography reveals how he lived

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, “His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.”
by Adrian Florido, Jonaki Mehta and Patrick Jarenwattananon

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