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Investigations of fatal shootings on the border can drag on for years

Investigations of fatal shootings on the border can drag on for years

There have been 35 fatal shootings by on-duty CBP officers since 2010, but the agency has announced the results of just eight internal investigations into these use-of-force incidents. The latest completed case is three and a half years old.
by John Burnett

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Officers ID'd in Brooklyn Center fatal shooting

Officers ID'd in Brooklyn Center fatal shooting

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified three officers involved in a fatal shooting that killed 21-year-old Kobe Dimock-Heisler.
by Alisa Roth and Riham Feshir

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At Walker, a black artist's complex look at beauty, stereotypes, racism

At Walker, a black artist's complex look at beauty, stereotypes, racism

Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates uses his huge collections of objects to create reflection spaces that are sometimes disquieting. That’s clear at his new show in Minneapolis.
by Euan Kerr

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Owner of dive boat where 34 died seeks to head off lawsuits

Owner of dive boat where 34 died seeks to head off lawsuits

The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation, a move condemned by some observers as disrespectful to the families of the dead.
by The Associated Press

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Dad: St. Paul firefighter killed in home served in Iraq, Afghanistan

Dad: St. Paul firefighter killed in home served in Iraq, Afghanistan

The father of the military veteran and St. Paul fire paramedic found dead in his east St. Paul home Monday says his son had post traumatic stress disorder after serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, and was compassionate on the job.
by Nina Moini

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Edina mom says elementary school staff 'strip-searched' her son

The mother of a former Countryside Elementary student claims in a lawsuit that staff subjected the second-grader to a "body cavity strip-search."
by Matt Sepic

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MN authorities look for former Canadian reservist linked to right-wing extremist group

MN authorities look for former Canadian reservist linked to right-wing extremist group

The Winnipeg Free Press linked Patrik Mathews to a right-wing extremist group known as “The Base.” The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say Mathews is not facing any criminal charges and consider the case a missing-person investigation.
by Tim Nelson

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Michigan State University to pay $4.5 million fine over Larry Nassar scandal

Michigan State University to pay $4.5 million fine over Larry Nassar scandal

For decades Nassar, a university doctor, sexually abused female patients under the guise of medical treatment. Now, the Department of Education is punishing the school for its "abhorrent" response.
by Colin Dwyer

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