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Warren highlights criminal justice plan in Minneapolis

Warren highlights criminal justice plan in Minneapolis

Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is proposing a long list of changes including lower incarceration rates, marijuana legalization and the decriminalization of truancy in schools.
by Tim Pugmire

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Poll: Americans, including Republicans and gun owners, broadly support red flag laws

Poll: Americans, including Republicans and gun owners, broadly support red flag laws

People are hotly divided about many gun restrictions — but not on extreme risk protection orders. They allow police to temporarily take guns from people seen to be a risk to themselves or others.
by Leigh Paterson

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Accused mosque bomber's attorneys say hate crime law doesn't apply to Hari's case

Accused mosque bomber's attorneys say hate crime law doesn't apply to Hari's case

Attorneys for a man suspected in the firebombing of a suburban Twin Cities mosque two years ago say that the most serious charges against their client should be dismissed. Michael Hari is accused of hate crimes in the attack on the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington.
by Matt Sepic

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NYPD fires officer who used banned chokehold on Eric Garner

NYPD fires officer who used banned chokehold on Eric Garner

The decision backs the recommendation of an NYPD administrative judge earlier this month that Pantaleo should be fired for his role in Garner's death in 2014.
by Bobby Allyn

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U.S. prisons chief removed after Epstein's death

U.S. prisons chief removed after Epstein's death

The bureau has come under intense scrutiny since Jeffrey Epstein's death, with lawmakers and Barr demanding answers about how Epstein was left unsupervised and able to take his own life on Aug. 10 while held at one of the most secure federal jails in America.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis police investigating apparent homicide

Police in Minneapolis are investigating an apparent homicide after a man was found dead Sunday in the city's Stevens Square neighborhood.
by MPR News Staff

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Police make arrests, seize shields and metal poles at Portland protests

Police make arrests, seize shields and metal poles at Portland protests

Police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Ore.
by The Associated Press

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Hundreds come to honor El Paso shooting victim after public invited to service

Hundreds come to honor El Paso shooting victim after public invited to service

Hundreds of strangers braved 100-degree heat to pay their respects to 63-year-old Margie Reckard. Feeling heartbroken and alone after her death in the El Paso massacre, Reckard's companion of 22 years, Antonio Basco, had welcomed anyone to attend.
by The Associated Press

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