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St. Louis Park man in Syria tells CBS News interviewer he left family to join ISIS

St. Louis Park man in Syria tells CBS News interviewer he left family to join ISIS

Abdelhamid Al-Madioum was 18 when he slipped away from his family while they were on vacation in Morocco. Federal documents say the FBI found a flow chart of how he planned to transfer money through various accounts, as well as a rehearsed story for getting past Turkish border guards.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis introduces no-bail alternative

Minneapolis introduces no-bail alternative

City leaders and criminal justice reformers say the traditional cash bail system unfairly punishes people with jail time before they’ve been convicted by a court.
by Jon Collins

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St. Paul Public Schools settles teacher retaliation lawsuit

St. Paul Public Schools settles teacher retaliation lawsuit

The school system has agreed to pay a black teacher $525,000 to settle a 2017 whistleblower lawsuit that accused the district of retaliating and forcing him to quit because he criticized its racial equity policy.
by The Associated Press

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Officer in fatal St. Paul shooting identified

Officer in fatal St. Paul shooting identified

The 31-year-old man who was fatally shot by a St. Paul police officer Sunday confronted the officer with a knife and ignored commands to drop it, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The BCA identified the officer as Steven Mattson, who has less than one year of service in the department.
by Jon Collins

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Magistrate: Mosque bombing case should not be dismissed

Magistrate: Mosque bombing case should not be dismissed

Michael Hari's attorneys had argued that four counts against him should be dismissed, saying that Congress exceeded its authority when it enacted a statute that Hari is accused of violating.
by The Associated Press

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Eighteen people charged in two violent Minneapolis robberies

Large groups of assailants beat, kicked people in two separate robberies. They grabbed phones and used debit cards to withdraw cash, according to court documents.
by Tarkor Zehn

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