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Minnesota will get $50M in Purdue Pharma settlement

Minnesota will get $50M in Purdue Pharma settlement

State Attorney General Keith Ellison said the settlement money, paid out over nine years, will be overseen by the state’s opioid epidemic response advisory council and will be used for addiction prevention, treatment and recovery.
by Elizabeth Shockman and The Associated Press

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Floyd family attorney to represent Frazier family in fatal Mpls. police chase crash

Floyd family attorney to represent Frazier family in fatal Mpls. police chase crash

Attorney Ben Crump, the attorney for the George Floyd family, says he is representing the family of a man who died in a crash with a police squad car in Minneapolis Tuesday. Separately, Mayor Jacob Frey said the city will review its police pursuit policy.
by Tim Nelson

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In Clearwater County, sheriff aims to keep peace amid Line 3 resistance

In Clearwater County, sheriff aims to keep peace amid Line 3 resistance

Some opponents of the Enbridge Line 3 project have complained of heavy-handed tactics by police, who've rounded up and arrested people holding marches and occupying construction sites. In Clearwater County, Sheriff Darin Halverson has taken a noticeably different approach.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Darnella Frazier says her uncle was innocent driver killed in Mpls. police chase crash

Darnella Frazier says her uncle was innocent driver killed in Mpls. police chase crash

Frazier, the woman who recorded the police killing of George Floyd, said the crash happened as officers pursued a robbery suspect in another vehicle. On Facebook, she questioned why police were involved in a high-speed chase on a residential road.
by MPR News Staff

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Five years after his death, Philando Castile's mother criticizes lack of progress in police accountability

Five years after his death, Philando Castile's mother criticizes lack of progress in police accountability

As protests of police shootings of Black men continue in Minnesota and beyond, Valerie Castile marked five years since her son Philando’s death. A St. Anthony police officer shot and killed the St. Paul man during a traffic stop.
by Peter Cox

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Man killed by officer in Olivia was 32-year-old father

A cousin identified the man as 32-year-old Ricardo Torres Jr. A candlelight vigil is planned at the scene of the shooting at 9 p.m. Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit.
by The Associated Press

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