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Timberwolves guard Beasley arrested on 2 charges

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was in jail Sunday on charges of drug possession and receiving and concealing stolen property, after his arrest the night before.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Poll: Most think Senate should wait on Supreme Court confirmation

Minnesota Poll: Most think Senate should wait on Supreme Court confirmation

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE-11 Minnesota Poll finds most Minnesota voters think the Senate should wait to confirm a new Supreme Court justice until after the November election.  The poll also shows incumbent Democratic Sen. Tina Smith leading Republican challenger Jason Lewis. 
by Mark Zdechlik

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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is Scalia's heir

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is Scalia's heir

Although Amy Coney Barrett is President Trump’s choice to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she is more aptly described as heir to another departed Supreme Court justice: conservative hero Antonin Scalia.
by The Associated Press

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Mayor of Minnesota city disputes MDH reports of health workers being threatened

Mayor of Minnesota city disputes MDH reports of health workers being threatened

The mayor of a southern Minnesota city is pushing back on state health department claims that a COVID-19 survey team was threatened there earlier this month. "Personally, I think they owe the city of Eitzen and its citizens an apology," Mayor Jeff Adamson told MPR News on Saturday.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, a nomination that — if confirmed — will cap a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that Trump hopes will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort.
by The Associated Press

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Federal judge ousts Trump's top public lands official

Federal judge ousts Trump's top public lands official

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Trump's leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully, blocking him from continuing in the position in the latest pushback against the administration's practice of filling key positions without U.S. Senate approval.
by The Associated Press

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GOP expecting Trump to tap Barrett for Supreme Court

GOP expecting Trump to tap Barrett for Supreme Court

Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic stamp on the high court just weeks before the election.
by The Associated Press

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'I have no faith in the legal system,' Breonna Taylor's mother says

'I have no faith in the legal system,' Breonna Taylor's mother says

"I was reassured Wednesday of why I have no faith in the legal system, in the police, in the law," Tamika Palmer said in a statement. "They are not made to protect us Black and brown people."
by Bill Chappell

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