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A media ethicist's take on Twin Cities' film critic's plagiarism

Star Tribune movie reviewer Colin Covert, who has worked for the paper for more than 30 years, announced his resignation on Monday amid charges of plagiarism.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota man who drove into crowd gets 5 years in prison

A Minnesota man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for driving into a crowd of partygoers and injuring six of them.
by Associated Press

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Shooting in St. Paul leaves 1 person dead, another injured

Police say officers responding to reports of multiple gunshots shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday found the two victims inside a vehicle. No arrests were immediately made.
by The Associated Press

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Missoula: Rape and the justice system in a college town

Missoula: Rape and the justice system in a college town

Jon Krakauer discusses his newest book, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town."
by MPR News Staff

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China summons U.S. ambassador over arrest of Huawei CFO

China summons U.S. ambassador over arrest of Huawei CFO

Meng Wanzhou was detained during a layover in Vancouver. The U.S. government says a subsidiary of Huawei violated U.S. sanctions with Iran, and that the company deceived financial institutions.

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Top House Democrats raise prospect of impeachment, jail for Trump

Top House Democrats raise prospect of impeachment, jail for Trump

Top House Democrats on Sunday raised the prospect of impeachment or prison time for President Trump if it's proved that he directed illegal hush-money payments to women, adding to the legal pressure on the president over the Russia investigation and other scandals.
by Associated Press

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Comey: Russia investigation initially looked at 4 Americans

Comey: Russia investigation initially looked at 4 Americans

Comey did not identify the Americans initially investigated in connection with Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election — but he said President Trump, then the Republican candidate, was not among them.
by Associated Press

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Effort to weaken Wisconsin, Michigan governors stirs separation-of-powers debate

Effort to weaken Wisconsin, Michigan governors stirs separation-of-powers debate

If Democrats sue to prevent Republicans from diluting the powers of newly elected governors and attorneys general in Wisconsin and Michigan, the lawsuits will probably center on one question: Are lawmakers usurping authority that belongs to the executive branch?
by Associated Press

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