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Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to enforce asylum ban

Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to enforce asylum ban

The Supreme Court won't let the Trump administration begin enforcing a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
by Associated Press

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No U.S. charges against Chinese billionaire in alleged assault

No U.S. charges against Chinese billionaire in alleged assault

Minnesota prosecutors say there will be no charges filed against Chinese billionaire Richard Liu, who was arrested in Minneapolis after a Chinese college student accused him of sexual assault.
by Associated Press

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes surgery for lung cancer

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes surgery for lung cancer

Short of complications in recovery, doctors say prospects look good for a full recovery for Ginsburg, 85. She hopes to be back on the court for the start of the new term in early January.
by Nina Totenberg

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Minnesota sues Comcast alleging overcharges, broken promises

Minnesota sues Comcast alleging overcharges, broken promises

The cable TV and internet giant overcharged customers for cable packages, charged consumers for unordered services and didn't deliver the prepaid Visa cards promised in its promotions, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson said Friday.
by MPR News Staff

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Paul Schnell to take over Minnesota Department of Corrections

Schnell has spent his career at various police departments around the Twin Cities, the latest being police chief of Inver Grove Heights.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Pope to priestly sex abusers: Turn yourselves in

Pope to priestly sex abusers: Turn yourselves in

Pope Francis vowed Friday that the Catholic Church will "never again" cover up clergy sex abuse and demanded that priests who have raped and molested children turn themselves in.
by The Associated Press

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Caribou Coffee reports customer data breach at 265 stores

Caribou Coffee reports customer data breach at 265 stores

The Minnesota-based company says the data breach occurred between Aug. 28 and Dec. 3. Caribou says it's possible that customer name and credit card information may have been taken.
by The Associated Press

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Appeals court says drivers can't be stopped for cracked windshield if vision not impaired

Judge Kevin Ross wrote in a Dec. 10 opinion that a person driving with a windshield crack violates the law only when "its size, severity, or shape, limits or obstructs the driver's vision."
by Matt Sepic

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Protesters question Sherburne Co.'s role in holding immigration detainees

Protesters question Sherburne Co.'s role in holding immigration detainees

Residents of Sherburne County have long accepted the county's contracts to house federal inmates in their local jail. But a couple Elk River churches have started questioning the county's role in housing ICE detainees and holding vigils to oppose a jail expansion.
by Kirsti Marohn

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St. Paul police take recruitment effort to the movies

St. Paul police Chief Todd Axtell called the movie trailer among the first intended specifically to tell women that they have a place in a field that has been traditionally considered male-dominated and unwelcoming.
by Tim Nelson

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