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A bill to codify abortion protections fails in the Senate

A bill to codify abortion protections fails in the Senate

Senators will vote on the Women's Health Protection Act on Wednesday, but it likely will fail because there isn't enough support to reach the 60 votes necessary.
by Deepa Shivaram

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Copper thefts turn out lights in parts of St. Paul

Copper thefts turn out lights in parts of St. Paul

Thieves have been stealing the copper wiring in street lamps to sell to metal scrap yards. The high price of copper has hit St. Paul double over the last couple of years, both with an increase in theft and an increase in the cost of repairs.
by Peter Cox

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Testimony begins in absentee ballot fraud trial

Testimony begins in absentee ballot fraud trial

Muse Mohamud Mohamed is charged with two counts of making false statements to a grand jury during an investigation that followed the August 2020 primary for a Minnesota Senate seat.
by Matt Sepic

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Woman charged with murder in death of newborn found in Mississippi River in 2003

Woman charged with murder in death of newborn found in Mississippi River in 2003

Goodhue County authorities announced Monday they have filed second-degree murder charges against a woman they say is the mother of two newborn babies found dead in the Mississippi River in 1999 and 2003.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in the midterms

Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in the midterms

These midterms, younger voters have soured on the Democratic Party. Party leaders see the threat to abortion rights as an opportunity to rebuild the multigenerational coalition that elected Joe Biden.
by Juana Summers

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North Dakota legislator's home searched after inmate texts

North Dakota legislator's home searched after inmate texts

Grand Forks police and federal agents seized video discs and other items from the home of North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator after he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges.
by The Associated Press

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Brooklyn Center officer grabs, threatens to jail Daunte Wright's mom

Brooklyn Center officer grabs, threatens to jail Daunte Wright's mom

The mother of a man killed by Brooklyn Center police last year says an officer there threatened to arrest her for legally filming a traffic stop Wednesday night.
by Matt Sepic

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