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Parkland family reflects on a year of anguish and activism

Parkland family reflects on a year of anguish and activism

"Everybody should consider what it would mean to lose their child, their spouse," says Philip Schentrup. His daughter Carmen was among the 17 students and staff killed in Parkland, Fla., last year.
by Melissa Block

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Prosecutors seek new sentence in Laquan McDonald case

Prosecutors seek new sentence in Laquan McDonald case

Prosecutors on Monday asked Illinois' highest court to review the less than seven year prison sentence for the white Chicago police officer who fatally shot black teenager Laquan McDonald -- an unusual move in what was already a rare case.
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Cohen postpones Senate interview, citing medical reasons

Cohen postpones Senate interview, citing medical reasons

Michael Cohen's closed-door testimony before the Senate intelligence committee has been postponed "due to post-surgery medical needs," his attorney said Monday.
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More immigrants sue U.S. over end to protected status

More immigrants sue U.S. over end to protected status

The lawsuit filed late Sunday in federal court in San Francisco alleges that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's decision to end so-called temporary protected status for the countries was motivated by racism.
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Woman fights off attacker inside Brainerd High; man arrested

A Brainerd High School staffer was attacked Monday morning in the girls' locker room. The man fled and was later arrested by police, the Brainerd schools superintendent says. The woman is safe and sustained minor injuries.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Report: Unconvicted jail inmates pay dearly for phone calls

Report: Unconvicted jail inmates pay dearly for phone calls

A nonpartisan prison research group says city and county jails lag prisons in bringing down the high cost of phone calls.
by Alisa Roth

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ChangeMakers: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation

ChangeMakers: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation

Justice Alan Page is Minnesota's first black Supreme Court justice and is the founder of the Page Education Foundation. Paris Yarbrough is a Page Scholar studying law at the University of St. Thomas.
by Evan Frost

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Parents question whether school shooting drills traumatize kids

Parents question whether school shooting drills traumatize kids

April Sullivan was pleasantly surprised by an "I love you, Mom" text from her daughter last May. But she did not know that her child sent it while supposedly hiding from a school shooter. The girl didn't know the "code blue" alert was a drill.
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