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Ex-MSU president charged with lying to police about Nassar

Ex-MSU president charged with lying to police about Nassar

Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon was charged Tuesday with lying to state police during a probe of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse.
by Associated Press

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$3M reward offered in case where US device was used in IEDs

Federal authorities are offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man wanted for illegally obtaining U.S. technology that was later used in improvised explosive devices in Iraq.
by Associated Press

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Dems: Acting Attorney General can't continue in his job. DOJ: Yes, he can

Dems: Acting Attorney General can't continue in his job. DOJ: Yes, he can

Critics are continuing to put pressure on Matthew Whitaker after he was named as temporary replacement for Jeff Sessions. The Justice Department says the law is clear: He can stay.

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Possible rash of dog poisonings in Rice Lake investigated

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says it has received several reports in the past month of dogs that have become sick without a clear reason. The pets of at least two owners have died.
by The Associated Press

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Fire burns tents at Minneapolis homeless camp; 1 treated

Fire burns tents at Minneapolis homeless camp; 1 treated

Multiple tents caught fire Monday at a homeless encampment but the Minneapolis Fire Department said much of the fire was extinguished quickly and one person was treated for smoke inhalation.
by Tim Nelson and Max Nesterak

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APM Reports: 'In the Dark: The Trials of Curtis Flowers'

APM Reports: 'In the Dark: The Trials of Curtis Flowers'

Reporter Madeleine Baran examines the case of Curtis Flowers, who has been tried six times for the same crime. The Supreme Court just agreed to hear Curtis Flowers' appeal.
by APM Reports

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Serving time, and fighting California wildfires for $2 a day

Serving time, and fighting California wildfires for $2 a day

For the inmates who volunteer, the state program offers sentence reductions and more comfortable prison accommodations. But some critics have decried the practice as slave labor.
by Lakshmi Singh

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Minnesotan named Rhodes scholar to focus on U.S. drug policy

Minnesotan named Rhodes scholar to focus on U.S. drug policy

"We treat it (drug addiction) as a criminal issue instead of a public health issue," said Riley Tillitt, who lost his brother to a heroin overdose. That attitude is leading to more people overdosing, he said.
by Associated Press

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Six years after museum heist, missing Picasso painting possibly found in Romania

Six years after museum heist, missing Picasso painting possibly found in Romania

Thieves entered Rotterdam's Kunsthal in 2012 and made off with seven paintings, allegedly later burned in an oven by the ringleader's mother. Now the story has taken another strange turn.

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