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Gaetz associate to plead guilty to 6 counts, cooperate with investigators

Gaetz associate to plead guilty to 6 counts, cooperate with investigators

A former Florida politician who is a key figure in the investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz will plead guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and other offenses and has agreed to cooperate with federal investigators.
by Ryan Lucas

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Biden sets up commission to study Supreme Court reform

Biden sets up commission to study Supreme Court reform

Friday's announcement comes amid a debate over the composition of the nine-member court that now has a 6-3 conservative majority.
by Krishnadev Calamur

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Chauvin trial: Police restraint on Floyd 'tipped him over the edge,' medical examiner says

Chauvin trial: Police restraint on Floyd 'tipped him over the edge,' medical examiner says

Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker stood by his finding that George Floyd’s death was a homicide, telling jurors in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial the police restraint was more than Floyd could take given his underlying conditions.
by Jon Collins, Riham Feshir, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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How the Spokesman-Recorder is covering the Chauvin trial from the Black perspective

How the Spokesman-Recorder is covering the Chauvin trial from the Black perspective

The Spokesman-Recorder was founded on the mission of telling stories from the Black perspective in Minnesota. Now its small team of journalists have taken on covering the Derek Chauvin trial.
by Ari Shapiro

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Police: 1 killed, 4 wounded in shooting at Texas business

Police say one person was killed and four people were wound in a shooting at a cabinet-making business in Bryan, Texas. Police said the shooter is not in custody. 
by The Associated Press

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Gulf builds in MN Legislature over public safety plans

Gulf builds in MN Legislature over public safety plans

In the shadow of the Derek Chauvin trial, Minnesota lawmakers are debating more changes to police accountability. They’re far from agreement.
by Brian Bakst

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Community activists reflect on the Chauvin trial

Community activists reflect on the Chauvin trial

Host Angela Davis talks to an activist and a community journalist about police procedures and other issues raised in the second week of testimony in the Chauvin trial. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Minnesota woman charged in attack on U.S. Capitol

Minnesota woman charged in attack on U.S. Capitol

FBI agents arrested a Rochester, Minn., woman Thursday on charges connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
by The Associated Press

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