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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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Washington Co. deputy charged with manslaughter in on-duty shooting

Washington Co. deputy charged with manslaughter in on-duty shooting

Deputy Brian Krook pleaded not guilty to the charge during a Wednesday court appearance. Krook shot and killed Benjamin Evans in April 2018 after deputies tried to persuade Evans to put down a gun.
by Matt Sepic

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Supreme Court will take up Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska dispute

Supreme Court will take up Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska dispute

The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Department of Natural Resources had the authority to change the name of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis to its original Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska.
by Associated Press

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Justice Ginsburg: 'I am very much alive'

Justice Ginsburg: 'I am very much alive'

The Supreme Court justice sat down for an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg and said that despite battling cancer for a third time earlier this year, she's not going anywhere any time soon.
by Nina Totenberg

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Parents of man shot by Washington Co. deputy say they await details of their son's death

Benjamin Evans was shot last year while Washington County deputies were responding to a 911 call of a suicidal man. His parents released the statement after they said they learned of an indictment of a deputy.
by Matt Sepic and Nina Moini

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Heroin killed her brother. She wants his dealer to get a second chance

Heroin killed her brother. She wants his dealer to get a second chance

Beverly Burrell sold the heroin that killed Spencer Johnson. She’s in prison for murder in his death. But Johnson’s sister says she wants to help in Burrell’s redemption. "I know it seems insane as I'm saying it.”
by Brandt Williams

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