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Crime, Law and Justice

Water Gremlin to pay $500 fine per day in addition to $7 million settlement

Water Gremlin to pay $500 fine per day in addition to $7 million settlement

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has denied an extension for the White Bear Lake Township company to test its pollution control equipment. Water Gremlin was fined earlier this year for air quality violations for more than 15 years.
by Nina Moini

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'Endangered' children from Tennessee located in Minnesota

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says three young children who were the subject of an Endangered Child Alert have been found in northern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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R. Kelly arrested again in Chicago on federal sex charges

R. Kelly arrested again in Chicago on federal sex charges

Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.
by Associated Press

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Broken promises: Teachers sue U.S. over student loans that weren't forgiven

Broken promises: Teachers sue U.S. over student loans that weren't forgiven

One of the biggest U.S. teachers unions is suing the Department of Education, alleging a loan forgiveness program for millions of public service workers violates federal law and the Constitution.
by Chris Arnold

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What you need to know about Acosta's role in the Epstein case

Jeffrey Epstein was charged with sex trafficking on Monday. Now a plea deal that Alex Acosta brokered with him back in 2008, before becoming labor secretary, is facing new scrutiny.
by Stephanie Curtis

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Aspen Ideas Festival: #MeToo, Time's Up, what now?

Aspen Ideas Festival: #MeToo, Time's Up, what now?

Fatima Goss Graves speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about women's rights, power and opportunity.
by MPR News Staff

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Worldwide smuggling crackdown rescues endangered wildlife

Worldwide smuggling crackdown rescues endangered wildlife

In a joint operation organized by the World Customs Organization and Interpol, thousands of protected animals, plants and wildlife products were seized in more than 100 countries.
by Dani Matias

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Charges: State Patrol trooper sexually abused child

Charges: State Patrol trooper sexually abused child

The criminal complaint says that a man told police on Friday that his 14-year-old daughter, who is described as cognitively delayed, said trooper Shawn Barta had been engaging in sexual acts with her. He denies it.
by Nina Moini

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