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Feds: Minnesota man tried to access Trump's tax return

Justin Hiemstra, of St. Paul Park, Minn., pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges Tuesday in federal court in Philadelphia. He is one of the two college students outside Philadelphia, who hatched a plan to access Donald Trump's tax returns, federal prosecutors say.
by The Associated Press

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FBI reviewing Ohio shooter's interest in violent ideology

FBI reviewing Ohio shooter's interest in violent ideology

The shooter who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting and showed an interest in violent ideology, investigators said Tuesday as the FBI announced it is opening an investigation.
by The Associated Press

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Mass shootings can be contagious, research shows

Mass shootings can be contagious, research shows

Unfortunately it may not be a coincidence that several mass shooting incidents took place in one week. Research shows perpetrators are often inspired by media coverage of other shootings.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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FBI opens domestic terrorism case in Gilroy case

FBI opens domestic terrorism case in Gilroy case

Nineteen-year-old gunman Santino William Legan fatally shot three people — including two children — with a Romanian-made AK-47-style rifle before turning the gun on himself.
by The Associated Press

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Lawmakers push for 'red flag' laws to take guns away from people in crisis

Lawmakers push for 'red flag' laws to take guns away from people in crisis

President Trump wants to expand laws that allow courts to intervene when someone shows signs of pending violence, and lawmakers are getting behind the idea. But are these laws effective?
by Liz Szabo

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Woman arrested in fatal stabbing in Little Canada

Ramsey County sheriff's officials say a 30-year-old woman, found covered in blood at her residence, was arrested early Monday.
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Authorities scour leads in mass shootings that left 31 dead

Authorities scour leads in mass shootings that left 31 dead

Authorities in two U.S. cities scoured leads in a pair of weekend mass shootings that killed 31, trying to piece together the motives that led two young men to unleash violence on innocent people in crowded public places.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota officials call on communities to report, combat hate crimes

Minnesota officials call on communities to report, combat hate crimes

Minnesota officials say they’re working to combat hate crimes with legislation and partnerships. But they’re calling on local communities to report incidents of hate and discrimination.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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As death count rises in 2 U.S. shootings, a familiar aftermath

As death count rises in 2 U.S. shootings, a familiar aftermath

Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll from two weekend mass shootings rose to 31.

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Obama urges Americans to reject language that 'feeds a climate of fear'

Obama urges Americans to reject language that 'feeds a climate of fear'

In a rare political post-presidency statement, former President Barack Obama called for tighter gun laws after the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. "We are not helpless here," he said.
by Brian Naylor

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