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Feds had intelligence ahead of Capitol riot — but didn't analyze it, a report says

Feds had intelligence ahead of Capitol riot — but didn't analyze it, a report says

A forthcoming report says Department of Homeland Security officials had the intelligence they needed to predict that the pro-Trump rally would become violent. What was missing was DHS telling the people who needed to know.
by Dina Temple-Raston and Tim Mak

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Minneapolis mayor says police changes will increase safety

Minneapolis mayor says police changes will increase safety

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a sweeping set of public safety proposals that he said would make all neighborhoods in the city safe, while holding police officers accountable. There is likely to be some political pushback, as some City Council members have favored a plan to recreate the Police Department.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges

Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges

A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz pleaded guilty Monday to six federal charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors as part of a plea deal.
by The Associated Press

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Judge eyes Dec. 6 trial date for ex-cop charged in Daunte Wright killing

Judge eyes Dec. 6 trial date for ex-cop charged in Daunte Wright killing

Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu said during a Monday hearing that probable cause exists to support the charge of second-degree manslaughter against former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter. Prosecutors want the trial livestreamed. The defense does not.
by Matt Sepic

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'Second Amendment sanctuaries' facing first court test in Oregon

'Second Amendment sanctuaries' facing first court test in Oregon

The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring themselves to be "Second Amendment sanctuaries."
by The Associated Press

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Girl critically wounded by gunfire in Minneapolis

Authorities said the preteen girl was jumping on a trampoline with other children when a person in a vehicle shot at a home. The girl was hit by the gunfire and was last reported to be in very critical condition.
by MPR News Staff

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Gas pipeline operator says 'normal operations' have resumed

Gas pipeline operator says 'normal operations' have resumed

The operator of the nation's largest gasoline pipeline — hit on May 7th by a ransomware attack — announced Saturday that it has resumed “normal operations," delivering fuel to its markets, including a large swath of the East Coast.
by The Associated Press

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