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A dead cat, a lawyer's call and a 5-figure donation: How media fell short on Epstein

A dead cat, a lawyer's call and a 5-figure donation: How media fell short on Epstein

Why did it take some of the nation's biggest news organizations so long to take seriously the accusations against the late Jeffrey Epstein? Allegations about his behavior go back more than a decade.
by David Folkenflik

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Todd County authorities seek son in deaths of Barry Bennett, wife

Todd County authorities seek son in deaths of Barry Bennett, wife

Authorities said Friday a former NFL player and his wife, Carol Bennett, were shot to death in their Long Prairie home. Police are seeking their 22-year-old son in connection with the deaths.
by Kirsti Marohn

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North Dakota court overturns life term in cut from womb case

North Dakota court overturns life term in cut from womb case

The state’s highest court ruled that William Hoehn, who was given a life-term in prison for his role in the 2017 death of Savanna Greywind, must be resentenced.
by The Associated Press

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MN Supreme Court: St. Paul voters can decide trash question

MN Supreme Court: St. Paul voters can decide trash question

The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered St. Paul’s trash question to be included on the ballot in the Nov. 5 election, upholding a lower court’s ruling.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Woman dies in Brooklyn Park shooting

Witnesses said the woman had been talking to a man in a parking lot when she was shot Wednesday afternoon. Police have arrested a suspect.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Hennepin Co. Attorney Freeman calls for changes to how police shootings are investigated

Hennepin Co. Attorney Freeman calls for changes to how police shootings are investigated

Freeman suggests that grand juries shouldn’t be used to make charging decisions in cases where police fatally shoot someone. He also says that agencies should not investigate incidents involving their own officers and that body camera or squad footage should be released within 45 days.
by Jon Collins

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Minn. hemp group protests driver arrest in South Dakota

Minn. hemp group protests driver arrest in South Dakota

The group accuses South Dakota of violating the 2018 Farm Bill by arresting the driver, who was delivering 300 pounds of non-intoxicating hemp from Denver to a Minnesota processor.
by The Associated Press

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Australian court upholds sex abuse verdicts against Cardinal Pell

Australian court upholds sex abuse verdicts against Cardinal Pell

The former archbishop of Sydney and high-ranking Vatican official was sentenced in March to six years in prison for abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s.
by Scott Neuman

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