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8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison

8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison

Eight people accused by the Justice Department of having ties to antifa have been sentenced to decades in federal prison over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center during a protest.
by The Associated Press

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Ramsey County Attorney's Office confirms six murder convictions after medical examiner criticized

Ramsey County Attorney's Office confirms six murder convictions after medical examiner criticized

The Ramsey County Attorney's Office has determined six of seven murder cases should be upheld. They were subjected to extensive review after the testimony of the former county medical examiner was questioned.
by Cait Kelley

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Minneapolis City Council member wants next police chief to be internal hire

Minneapolis City Council member wants next police chief to be internal hire

“Rumor has it that there are three or four internal candidates that are thinking about applying for the job,” City Council member Michael Rainville told Morning Edition Cathy Wurzer. “That’s very exciting.”
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Sam Nordquist's family and friends say they saw warnings signs of abuse before he was killed

Sam Nordquist's family and friends say they saw warnings signs of abuse before he was killed

Family and friends of Sam Nordquist, a transgender man from Oakdale killed in New York, say they saw signs of control and isolation before his death. Domestic violence advocates say those warning signs are often difficult to recognize and address.
by Regina Medina

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Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app

Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app

A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.
by Meg Anderson

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Feds drop charges against protester allegedly beaten unconscious by Border Patrol

Feds drop charges against protester allegedly beaten unconscious by Border Patrol

Federal prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against an immigration protester who was allegedly beaten unconscious by Border Patrol agents during the Trump Administration’s wintertime enforcement operation
by Matt Sepic

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Filmmaker, child actor's parent reacts to new charges against former CTC stagehand

Filmmaker, child actor's parent reacts to new charges against former CTC stagehand

An ex-Children's Theatre Company employee, Ricky McAllister, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of child pornography. The new charges are stirring up dark memories of an explosive child sex abuse scandal from the 1970s and ‘80s.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Lukas Levin

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Report authors say feds violated Minnesotans' human rights during ICE surge

Report authors say feds violated Minnesotans' human rights during ICE surge

The 186-page report from Human Rights Watch in part highlights how federal agents stopped or detained thousands of people and alleges that many of the arrests were arbitrary and race-based.
by Jon Collins

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Luigi Mangione will assert psychiatric defense in murder case in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

Luigi Mangione will assert psychiatric defense in murder case in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Judge Gregory Carro said Wednesday that Mangione’s lawyers have informed him they will attempt to show that he was suffering from “extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the occurrence.”
by The Associated Press

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