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Authorities investigating anti-Semitic graffiti at Minneapolis school

The vandalism occurred at Lake Harriet Community School’s Upper Campus in southwest Minneapolis. Photos posted online showed a swastika spray-painted on a door to the school along with a threat using an anti-Semitic slur.
by MPR News Staff

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County, school failed in sex assault responses, Human Rights Department says

County, school failed in sex assault responses, Human Rights Department says

Stressing the need to protect children from sexual assault and hold adults in power accountable, the agency went public Thursday with legal actions it took against Ramsey County and a west metro high school.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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3M claims 'major victory' in medical device litigation

3M claims 'major victory' in medical device litigation

A U.S. district judge has dismissed all federal lawsuits alleging 3M’s Bair Hugger patient warming system caused wound infections.
by Martin Moylan

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U.S. records nearly 20 mass killings for the year so far

U.S. records nearly 20 mass killings for the year so far

The U.S. has recorded nearly 20 mass killings so far this year, the majority of them domestic violence attacks that receive scant national attention compared to high-profile public shootings in recent years at schools, churches and concerts.
by Associated Press

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2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday morning at a Walmart store in northern Mississippi, authorities said.
by The Associated Press

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10-year-old drags toddler to safety as gunfire erupts

10-year-old drags toddler to safety as gunfire erupts

A gunman cut through a fence at a popular California garlic festival and turned to a tent where the Honey Ladies were selling their habanero and garlic honey. He shot and wounded the business owner and her husband, but thanks to a 10-year-old girl, their young son escaped harm, witnesses say.
by The Associated Press

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