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El Chapo's wife pleads guilty to helping run the global drug cartel

El Chapo's wife pleads guilty to helping run the global drug cartel

Emma Coronel Aispuro faced charges of conspiring to distribute drugs into the U.S. from Mexico and laundering the profits. Investigators say she helped stage her husband's tunnel escape from prison.
by Vanessa Romo

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Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame

Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame

Some police organizations and Republican politicians are blaming Democrats and last year's defund the police effort for a troubling rise in homicides in many cities across the country. But the claims by Republicans overlook the fact homicides are up in many cities, including ones that increased police spending or have Republican mayors. 
by The Associated Press

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Judge sends man to prison for beheading bear on reservation

A federal judge has sentenced a Brainerd man to 15 months in prison for killing and then beheading a 700-pound black bear on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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MN BCA: Not releasing names of undercover officers in Smith killing

MN BCA: Not releasing names of undercover officers in Smith killing

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Wednesday that it is not releasing the names of the sheriff's deputies who shot and killed Winston Smith last Thursday because the officers were working undercover.
by Matt Sepic and Nina Moini

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Lawsuit accuses law firm boss of firing pro-Trump employees

Three former partners at a St. Cloud, Minn. law firm are suing the firm's president after he fired them and other employees he felt supported former President Donald Trump. 
by The Associated Press

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JBS settles Muslim discrimination lawsuit for $5.5 million

JBS settles Muslim discrimination lawsuit for $5.5 million

JBS Swift & Company will pay up to $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the meatpacking company discriminated against Muslim employees at its beef processing plant in northern Colorado.
by The Associated Press

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MN Supreme Court lets Duluth DFLer’s Senate win stand

MN Supreme Court lets Duluth DFLer’s Senate win stand

Justices rejected what they decided were vague and unsupported allegations of election irregularities in the 2020 election. DFL Sen. Jen McEwen won her race by a wide margin.
by Brian Bakst

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Local sheriffs end work with U.S. Marshals unit over bodycam policy

Local sheriffs end work with U.S. Marshals unit over bodycam policy

The sheriffs cited federal policy that doesn't allow local officers to wear body cameras while working with task forces. Separately, activists called for Minnesota U.S. Marshal Ramona Dohman to resign.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Justices to decide if charge fits Minneapolis police killing

Justices to decide if charge fits Minneapolis police killing

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of third-degree murder in the shooting death of an Australian woman who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home.
by Riham Feshir

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