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Native American women, LGBTQ community members march to end violence, oppression

Native American women, LGBTQ community members march to end violence, oppression

In the first-ever Indigenous Women's March, more than 100 people gathered to speak out against staggering rates of violence, abduction and murder against Native American women and members of the LGBTQ community.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Trump lawyer Giuliani plans, then abandons, Ukraine trip

Trump lawyer Giuliani plans, then abandons, Ukraine trip

Democrats denounced a plan by President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani to push Ukraine to open investigations that he hopes could benefit Trump politically. Giuliani later scrapped plans to visit Ukraine, citing concerns about who he would be dealing with there.
by Associated Press

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Self-impeach? Talk shifts toward Trump defiance of Congress

Self-impeach? Talk shifts toward Trump defiance of Congress

The more Democrats push, the more Trump resists, with the president making what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says is his own case for impeachment with his stonewalling of Congress.
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Prosecutors seek to block Noor trial evidence

Prosecutors seek to block Noor trial evidence

Hennepin County prosecutors are urging the judge who oversaw the murder case of former police officer Mohamed Noor to block public access to video and other evidence presented at trial.
by Jon Collins

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Mueller won't testify next week, House chairman says

Mueller won't testify next week, House chairman says

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says special counsel Robert Mueller won't appear before his panel next week, despite the committee's hope that Mueller would testify May 15.
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Citing health, Freeman says he'll take time off from prosecutor's office

Citing health, Freeman says he'll take time off from prosecutor's office

"My doctor and others have suggested that I need some time away from the high stress" of the office, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Friday, adding he'll take "several weeks" off.
by MPR News Staff

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Tasers are less reliable than their maker has claimed. The results can be deadly

An APM Reports investigation finds that officers in some big cities rated Tasers as unreliable up to 40 percent of the time, and in three large departments, newer models were less effective than older ones. In 258 cases over three years, a Taser failed to subdue someone who was then shot and killed by police.

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Tasers are less reliable than their maker has claimed. The results can be deadly

An APM Reports investigation finds that officers in some big cities rated Tasers as unreliable up to 40 percent of the time, and in three large departments, newer models were less effective than older ones. In 258 cases over three years, a Taser failed to subdue someone who was then shot and killed by police.

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Minneapolis weighs ramifications of $20M settlement in Ruszczyk case

Minneapolis weighs ramifications of $20M settlement in Ruszczyk case

In the week since the $20 million settlement with Justine Ruszczyk's family was announced, city officials have been weighing its effect on how Minneapolis will negotiate ongoing and future police misconduct lawsuits. And it sets a new standard by which lawyers will measure future misconduct cases.
by Brandt Williams

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