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'The Notorious RBG' draws sold-out audience in New York

'The Notorious RBG' draws sold-out audience in New York

Sitting on the stage, Ginsburg exuded the kind of vitality that has kept her going to the gym, lifting weights — a routine she was forced to interrupt last month when she fractured three ribs in a fall. She was back to work within days.
by Associated Press

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Ruling to strike down health-care law puts GOP in a quandary

Ruling to strike down health-care law puts GOP in a quandary

While the decision by the federal judge in Texas was sweeping, it has little immediate practical impact because the ACA remains in place while the legal battle continues, possibly to the Supreme Court.
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Quoting 'The Lorax,' court pulls permit for pipeline crossing Appalachian Trail

Quoting 'The Lorax,' court pulls permit for pipeline crossing Appalachian Trail

The federal judges noted "the Forest Service's serious environmental concerns that were suddenly, and mysteriously, assuaged in time to meet a private pipeline company's deadlines."

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Slain Minnesota student texted friend about roommate's threat

Slain Minnesota student texted friend about roommate's threat

A psychology student from Minnesota who was fatally stabbed in her Netherlands apartment had texted a friend in the U.S. six days before her death, saying her roommate threatened to kill three people.
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Federal judge strikes down Affordable Care Act

Federal judge strikes down Affordable Care Act

President Trump praised the ruling by a court in Texas as supporters of the ACA said they will appeal.

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Archbishop Hebda bars Nienstedt from celebrating mass in Twin Cities

Archbishop Hebda bars Nienstedt from celebrating mass in Twin Cities

Archbishop Bernard Hebda says he is troubled by the Vatican's failure to conclude an investigation into allegations that former Archbishop John Nienstedt behaved inappropriately with young men.
by Martin Moylan

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Sheriff: No fingerprints, no shoe prints, no DNA in Wisconsin double homicide, missing teen case

Sheriff: No fingerprints, no shoe prints, no DNA in Wisconsin double homicide, missing teen case

It's been two months since someone shot and killed a husband and wife in Barron, Wis., and apparently snatched their 13-year-old daughter. The sheriff said a lack of forensic evidence complicates the still-unsolved case.
by Jiwon Choi

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Dutch suspect kept in custody in slaying of US student

Dutch suspect kept in custody in slaying of US student

A suspect in the slaying of a 21-year-old psychology student from Minnesota living in the Dutch port of Rotterdam appeared before a judge Friday and was ordered detained for two more weeks while the investigation continues.
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Twin Cities drummer, 21, killed while studying in Europe

Authorities in Rotterdam say 21-year-old Sarah Papenheim was stabbed to death in her apartment. Police were preparing to arraign the man suspected in the slaying, a police spokesperson said Friday.
by Matt Sepic

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Student charged with beating teachers at Bloomington college

The Hennepin County Attorney's office on Thursday charged 21-year-old Gavin Hutson of St. Paul with assault. Hutson also was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit.
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