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Twin Cities part of White House effort to curb violence

Twin Cities part of White House effort to curb violence

President Joe Biden’s plan focuses on keeping guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them as well as provides help for intervention and prevention efforts.
by MPR News Staff

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Biden anti-crime effort takes on law-breaking gun dealers

Biden anti-crime effort takes on law-breaking gun dealers

President Joe Biden is announcing new efforts Wednesday to stem a rising national tide of violent crime but questions persist about how effective the federal efforts will be in calming what could be a turbulent summer.
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court restricts police powers to enter a home without a warrant

Supreme Court restricts police powers to enter a home without a warrant

The court has long held that police may do this when pursuing a fleeing felon. The question in this case was whether they can do the same thing when pursuing someone suspected of a minor offense.
by Nina Totenberg

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Supreme Court rules cheerleader's F-bombs are protected by the 1st Amendment

Supreme Court rules cheerleader's F-bombs are protected by the 1st Amendment

The case involved a teenage cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat. At issue was whether schools may punish students for speech that occurs online and off-campus but that may be disruptive.
by Nina Totenberg

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What you need to know about this week’s sentencing of Derek Chauvin

What you need to know about this week’s sentencing of Derek Chauvin

Fewer than a dozen officers around the country have been sentenced for murder, according to experts who track police killings, which makes Friday’s hearing rare even in a national context.
by Jon Collins

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Duluth man charged with murder in killing of St. Cloud professor

Duluth man charged with murder in killing of St. Cloud professor

Charging documents say Jason Robert Beckman crashed a stolen car in front of Edward Ward's home and then knocked on the door to get help. The complaint says Beckman suffers from several mental illnesses and admitted to using drugs in recent days.
by Peter Cox

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Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales

Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales

The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records obtained by the group Everytown for Gun Safety.
by The Associated Press

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