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Minnesota sues oil companies, institute over climate change

Minnesota sues oil companies, institute over climate change

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued ExxonMobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday, alleging they deceived and defrauded Minnesotans about climate change.
by The Associated Press

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'The computer got it wrong': How facial recognition led to false arrest of Black man

Robert Williams says his driver's license photo was incorrectly matched with a wanted suspect. He was arrested and detained. Though the case was dropped, Williams says its effect is lasting.
by Bobby Allyn

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Recent spike in Mpls. gun violence part of ‘a perfect storm’

A string of shootings in Minneapolis have focused attention on gun violence in the city. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Sasha Cotton, director of the Minneapolis Office of Violence Prevention, about the recent violence and the city’s plans to address it.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Crowds tear down statues, attack Wisconsin state senator

Crowds tear down statues, attack Wisconsin state senator

Crowds outside the Wisconsin State Capitol tore down two statues and attacked a state senator amid protests following the arrest of a Black man who was at a restaurant with a megaphone and a baseball bat.
by The Associated Press

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Police in misconduct cases stay on force through arbitration

Police in misconduct cases stay on force through arbitration

Hundreds of law enforcement officers across the country were fired, sometimes repeatedly, for violating policies but got their jobs back after appealing their cases to an arbitrator who overturned their discipline. It's an all-too-common practice that some law and policing experts say stands in the way of real accountability.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul school board votes against renewing contract with police

St. Paul school board votes against renewing contract with police

By a vote of 5 to 1, the school board decided against renewing a contract with the St. Paul Police Department. The nearly $775,000 contract, which ends on June 30, employs seven school resource officers in the state’s second-largest district.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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NASCAR's Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime, FBI says

NASCAR's Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime, FBI says

"After a thorough review of the facts and evidence surrounding this event, we have concluded that no federal crime was committed," FBI officials said in a statement Tuesday.
by Vanessa Romo

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GOP state lawmakers want AG Barr to look at Minneapolis Police Department

GOP state lawmakers want AG Barr to look at Minneapolis Police Department

Three Republican lawmakers on Tuesday called for U.S. Attorney General William Barr to investigate whether there are patterns of excessive force and bias in the Minneapolis Police Department.
by Tim Pugmire

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Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was 'treated differently'

Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was 'treated differently'

A federal prosecutor is prepared to tell Congress Wednesday that political considerations affected the handling of the Roger Stone case. Career Justice Department prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky says he was told that a U.S. attorney was giving Stone favorable treatment because he was “afraid of the president.” 
by The Associated Press

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