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Crime, Law and Justice

Democrats build impeachment case, alleging 'dangerous crime'

Democrats build impeachment case, alleging 'dangerous crime'

Democrats and the incoming administration are facing the challenge of reckoning with the Capitol attack at the same time that Biden takes office and tries to move the country forward. They say Congress can do both.
by The Associated Press

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Heavy fortified statehouses around the U.S. see small protests

Heavy fortified statehouses around the U.S. see small protests

Small groups of right-wing protesters gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol.
by The Associated Press

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Kremlin critic Navalny detained after landing in Moscow

Kremlin critic Navalny detained after landing in Moscow

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained at a Moscow airport after returning from Germany on Sunday, Russia’s prison service said. Navalny had spent the past five months in Germany recovering from a nerve agent attack.
by The Associated Press

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Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81

Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81

Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.
by The Associated Press

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House lawmakers open investigation into Capitol attack

House lawmakers open investigation into Capitol attack

Lawmakers want to know what the intelligence community and federal law enforcement knew about the threats of violence and whether that information was shared with the right people.
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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Man arrested near U.S. Capitol with loaded handgun, 500 rounds of ammunition

Man arrested near U.S. Capitol with loaded handgun, 500 rounds of ammunition

U.S. Capitol Police say they arrested the driver of a truck who presented unauthorized inauguration credentials at a security checkpoint near the Capitol and was in possession of a loaded handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
by Jason Slotkin

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Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call

Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call

By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation's capital on Saturday, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington.
by The Associated Press

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With heavy security in place, pro-Trump rallies draw small turnout at Minnesota Capitol

With heavy security in place, pro-Trump rallies draw small turnout at Minnesota Capitol

Protests to support President Donald Trump at the Minnesota Capitol on Saturday and Sunday drew only a handful of people. They came as authorities in state capitals across the country are on alert for possible violence ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday.
by Tim Nelson and MPR News Staff

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Man who held hostage believed to be from Missouri

Police in a Twin Cities suburb say they don't know why a man who held a young boy hostage before killing himself was in Minnesota or the community.
by The Associated Press

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