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Sen. Patricia Torres Ray gets petty misdemeanor for immigration protest

Sen. Patricia Torres Ray gets petty misdemeanor for immigration protest

Sen. Patricia Torres Ray was arrested June 29 along with other protesters outside General Dynamics' office in Bloomington. Their demonstration called attention to the company's involvement in detention centers where children were separated from their families.
by The Associated Press

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Jury is seated as Manafort trial begins, ushering in new phase in Mueller probe

Jury is seated as Manafort trial begins, ushering in new phase in Mueller probe

Six men and six women were selected for the jury, along with four alternates. The jury will hear the bank and tax fraud case against Paul Manafort, who served for a period as Trump campaign chairman.
by Ryan Lucas and Miles Parks

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Capital Gazette shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder charges

Capital Gazette shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder charges

Jarrod Ramos is accused of entering the Annapolis, Md., newsroom armed with a shotgun on June 28 and murdering John McNamara, Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, Wendi Winters and Rebecca Smith.

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DWI will affect trail, boating privileges

DWI will affect trail, boating privileges

A change in Minnesota law will ban people who have a DWI from taking to the state's trails and waterways on boats, snowmobiles and ATVs while their driving privileges are suspended.
by Tim Nelson

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North Dakota prison officials think outside the box to revamp solitary confinement

North Dakota prison officials think outside the box to revamp solitary confinement

Thousands of inmates serve some of their time in solitary confinement, locked down in small cells for up to 23 hours a day. North Dakota is changing its thinking on this segregated housing.
by Cheryl Corley

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Attorneys general sue Trump administration to block 3D-printed guns

Attorneys general sue Trump administration to block 3D-printed guns

The lawsuit is seeking a temporary restraining order to bar the government from lifting export control restrictions, and stop a company from posting downloadable gun plans online later this week.
by Vanessa Romo

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Activists block trains, protest Minneapolis police shooting

Activists block trains, protest Minneapolis police shooting

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman declined Monday to charge Officers Justin Schmidt and Ryan Kelly, who shot 31-year-old Thurman Blevins after chasing him into a north Minneapolis alley last month.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Freeman: No charges against Minneapolis cops in Blevins shooting

Freeman: No charges against Minneapolis cops in Blevins shooting

There is "no basis to issue criminal charges against either officer" in the shooting of Thurman Blevins, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in a prepared statement, which he'd planned to make Monday before family members and activists shouted him down.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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