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Firearms instructor took out gunman at Texas church service

Firearms instructor took out gunman at Texas church service

A firearms instructor and reserve sheriff's deputy is being credited with protecting a Texas congregation from a gunman who opened fire during Sunday services.
by The Associated Press

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5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews

5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews

A knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, an ambush the governor said Sunday was an act of domestic terrorism fueled by intolerance and a “cancer” of growing hatred in America.
by The Associated Press

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Man who killed 3 in Wisconsin crash wants to withdraw plea

A Russian immigrant wants to withdraw his guilty plea to killing three people in a wrong-way crash on a western Wisconsin interstate two years ago. Thirty-eight-year-old Serghei Kundilovski was sentenced last year to 75 years in prison.
by The Associated Press

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'It changed our lives': Banished Native women fight tribal leaders in federal court

'It changed our lives': Banished Native women fight tribal leaders in federal court

Banishment in Indian Country is usually used for violent offenders only. But in Utah, some tribal members are suing in federal court after being banished for what they say are political reasons.
by Nate Hegyi

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Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them

Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them

Walt Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck each filed police reports this month claiming they were inappropriately touched by tourists, including one man from Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Man fatally shot in St. Paul

The victim was found in the parking lot of a commercial area on the city’s West Side. Authorities believe the shooting could be connected to another incident in which a female was injured when she either fell or was pushed from a van.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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A hateful attack led to an unexpected forever friendship

A hateful attack led to an unexpected forever friendship

After a Somali American woman was attacked for speaking Swahili at a Coon Rapids restaurant, the attacker's sister reached out to see if she was OK. The two women recently returned to StoryCorps to talk about their bond.
by Emma Bowman, Jud Esty-Kendall and Emily Martinez

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A tall woman with a strong gaze is standing by the shores of Lake Victoria. It's a busy morning. Boats are coming in full of fish: Nile perch, catfish, tiny silvery fish called omena — aka the Lake Victoria sardine.

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Man suspected of abducting child, assaulting mother in custody; child safe

Man suspected of abducting child, assaulting mother in custody; child safe

Authorities said a woman was assaulted in Chisago County and her 6-month-old child was forcibly taken from her. The child is safe. The sheriff’s office said Friday the man was now in custody.
by MPR News Staff

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AG suspends investigation of Michigan State over Nassar

AG suspends investigation of Michigan State over Nassar

A criminal investigation into Michigan State University's handling of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal has been suspended and could be coming to a close.
by The Associated Press

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