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Kavanaugh accuser wants to talk to Senate committee; terms up in air

Kavanaugh accuser wants to talk to Senate committee; terms up in air

The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual assault has accepted a Senate committee's request to tell her side next week — but Christine Blasey Ford wants to resume negotiations over the exact terms of her appearance, her lawyers said Saturday.
by Associated Press

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North Dakota Senate candidate: Kavanaugh allegation 'absurd'

North Dakota Senate candidate: Kavanaugh allegation 'absurd'

North Dakota Republican Senate candidate Kevin Cramer said a sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is "even more absurd" than Anita Hill's 1991 sexual harassment allegations against Clarence Thomas.
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Shame, fear: Survivors explain not reporting sexual assaults

Shame, fear: Survivors explain not reporting sexual assaults

Shame. Guilt. Embarrassment. Denial. Disgust. There are myriad reasons why survivors of sexual assault wait years to come forward — if at all.
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Trump says he wants to rid Justice Department of 'lingering stench'

Trump says he wants to rid Justice Department of 'lingering stench'

President Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning about the Justice Department and the FBI, promising more firings to rid a "lingering stench" after reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly recording Trump.
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Kavanaugh accuser rejects 'arbitrary' ultimatum regarding testimony, gets more time

Kavanaugh accuser rejects 'arbitrary' ultimatum regarding testimony, gets more time

Christine Blasey Ford and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have been negotiating whether and how Ford would testify about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.
by Dana Farrington and Deirdre Walsh

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The Wetterling case: What we know about Heinrich's 1990 arrest

The Wetterling case: What we know about Heinrich's 1990 arrest

More than 25 years before Danny Heinrich finally confessed to kidnapping and killing Jacob Wetterling, he was arrested and interviewed by investigators from the FBI and Stearns County.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Clergy sex abuse victims approve reorganization plan

The 400 people seeking compensation from the Twin Cities archdiocese for clergy sex abuse have overwhelmingly voted to approve a bankruptcy reorganization plan with $210 million for victims.
by Martin Moylan

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Police shooting in Vadnais Heights gets second look from prosecutors

Police shooting in Vadnais Heights gets second look from prosecutors

The Ramsey County Attorney's Office is reopening the investigation of last year's fatal police shooting of Darren Jahnke after it was revealed that evidence was not properly handled by investigators.
by Peter Cox

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Sheriff: 5 critical errors in the Wetterling investigation

Sheriff: 5 critical errors in the Wetterling investigation

Police investigation files released Thursday in the Jacob Wetterling disappearance and death details multiple missteps and mistakes by investigators, according to the Stearns County sheriff.
by Cody Nelson

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