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Brains and Losses: The bottom line on aging and financial vulnerability

Brains and Losses: The bottom line on aging and financial vulnerability

Neuroscientists and gerontologists see evidence that people aging normally can become more vulnerable to financial exploitation. Marketplace's David Brancaccio and his team have identified fraud victims and their families who have been willing to tell their stories.
by MPR News Staff

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Michigan GOP congressman says Trump conduct is 'impeachable'

Michigan GOP congressman says Trump conduct is 'impeachable'

A Republican congressman from Michigan on Saturday became the first member of President Trump's party on Capitol Hill to accuse him of engaging in "impeachable conduct" stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's lengthy investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
by Associated Press

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This teen nearly died in a school shooting. Now she's just trying to live

This teen nearly died in a school shooting. Now she's just trying to live

One year and seven surgeries after Sarah Salazar nearly died in her art classroom, she's still struggling to manage the deep physical and emotional trauma she suffered that day.
by Laura Isensee

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If the full Mueller report were ever released, what might it reveal?

If the full Mueller report were ever released, what might it reveal?

The House is waging a political war with the Justice Department over the full results of the Russia investigation. If Congress wins, here's what more lawmakers -- and maybe, Americans -- could learn.

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Twin Cities man who pulled gun on Somali teens sentenced

Twin Cities man who pulled gun on Somali teens sentenced

A man who pleaded guilty to pulling a gun on a group of young Somalis inside a McDonald's in a Minneapolis suburb has been sentenced.
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Exhibits for Noor trial can be viewed next week

Exhibits for Noor trial can be viewed next week

Trial exhibits will be available for public viewing next Friday in a conference room at the courthouse. A webpage that provides court updates on the case says exhibits will be on display for viewing and laptops will be available to play audiovisual exhibits.
by Associated Press

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'Shocking': Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware

'Shocking': Ohio State doc abused 177, officials were aware

A now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students from the 1970s through the 1990s, and numerous university officials got wind of what was going on over the years but did little or nothing to stop him, according to a report released by the school Friday.
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Hennepin County prosecutor Freeman to enter alcohol treatment

Hennepin County prosecutor Freeman to enter alcohol treatment

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman on Friday acknowledged a problem with alcohol and will enter a program Monday. He said he hoped to return by mid-June.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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Prosecutors: In Ruszczyk shooting, murder and manslaughter charges fit

Prosecutors: In Ruszczyk shooting, murder and manslaughter charges fit

Prosecutors responded Thursday to a motion by Noor's defense team to acquit Noor, the former Minneapolis police officer who was found guilty in the shooting death of an unarmed woman who called 911.
by Jon Collins

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