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Minnesota man sentenced for faking death for $2M insurance

A Minnesota man will serve more than three years in prison for faking his own death eight years ago in Eastern Europe to collect a $2 million life insurance policy.
by The Associated Press

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St. Louis County working to reduce post-jail opioid overdoses

St. Louis County working to reduce post-jail opioid overdoses

St. Louis County is creating a program to provide medication for opioid treatment in the county jail as part of a U.S. Department of Justice initiative that seeks to reduce the number of people overdosing on opioids.
by Jon Collins

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Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have any regrets? Hardly

Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have any regrets? Hardly

"I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, recounting her career and legacy as a woman who beat the professional odds.
by Nina Totenberg

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Charges: Father set fatal fire after arguing with daughter

Charges: Father set fatal fire after arguing with daughter

Forty-six-year-old John Newport of Paynesville was charged Thursday with second-degree murder in the death of Jamey Newport. Investigators say John Newport had been arguing with his daughter. A gas can was found inside the home, and a lighter was found on the ground.
by Associated Press

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ICE broke a car window to arrest an undocumented immigrant. Then they did it again

In two separate but similar incidents this month, federal immigration officials in Minneapolis and Kansas City, Mo., broke out car windows to arrest undocumented immigrants who had reentered the country after being deported.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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Muslims overrepresented in state prisons, report finds

Muslims overrepresented in state prisons, report finds

Muslims make up about 9 percent of state prisoners, though they are only about 1 percent of the U.S. population, a new report from the civil rights organization Muslim Advocates finds.
by Leila Fadel

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Judge blocks Trump asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border

Judge blocks Trump asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border

The ruling came hours after a judge in Washington decided to let the rules stand. The California ruling halts the policy across the border as lawsuits play out in court.
by Associated Press

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Police release data on alleged rape by Chinese businessman

Police release data on alleged rape by Chinese businessman

Chinese billionaire Richard Liu was arrested Aug. 31 on suspicion of felony rape after a Chinese student at the University of Minnesota said he forced himself on her after a night of drinking. Prosecutors declined to file criminal charges due to problems with evidence.
by Associated Press

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