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Federal judge temporarily blocks vaccine mandate for NYC teachers

Federal judge temporarily blocks vaccine mandate for NYC teachers

New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was to take effect.
by The Associated Press

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Taliban hang body in public, signal return to past tactics

Taliban hang body in public, signal return to past tactics

The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane parked in a city square in Afghanistan on Saturday in a gruesome display that signaled the hard-line movement’s return to some of its brutal tactics of the past.
by The Associated Press

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R. Kelly's federal trial is in the hands of the jury

R. Kelly's federal trial is in the hands of the jury

After six weeks of emotionally charged testimony, jury deliberation begins in the New York federal trial of disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. If convicted he could spend 10 years to life in prison.
by Anastasia Tsioulcas and Andrew Limbong

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Chauvin to appeal conviction, sentence in Floyd's death

Chauvin to appeal conviction, sentence in Floyd's death

The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd's death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying the judge abused his discretion or erred during several key points in the case.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Is curbing traffic stops a step to justice reform?

Is curbing traffic stops a step to justice reform?

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Ramsey County Attorney John Choi about his office’s decision to stop prosecuting most felony cases stemming from low-level traffic stops. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Criminal cases against Line 3 protesters stress rural Minnesota legal system

Criminal cases against Line 3 protesters stress rural Minnesota legal system

Hundreds of pipeline cases are straining resources in the northern Minnesota counties where most of the protests took place. Some protesters say they have had to wait months for a public defender.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Congressional negotiators have failed to reach a deal on police reform

Congressional negotiators have failed to reach a deal on police reform

After a Minneapolis jury found a white police officer who killed George Floyd guilty of murder, lawmakers in both parties had expressed cautious optimism that they could broker a deal.
by Juana Summers

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