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The man who could be White House counsel prepares for battle

The man who could be White House counsel prepares for battle

Emmet Flood is currently the lawyer handling the Russia investigation for the White House, but his name comes up frequently as a possible replacement for outgoing White House counsel Don McGahn.
by Ryan Lucas and Tamara Keith

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Archdiocese leaders: We need independent review of accused prelates

Archdiocese leaders: We need independent review of accused prelates

Leaders of the Twin Cities archdiocese are calling for independent, external reviews when bishops and higher ranked church officials are accused of sexual abuse.
by Martin Moylan

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Vikings wide receiver Jones charged with domestic assault

Vikings wide receiver Jones charged with domestic assault

Cayleb Jones' girlfriend told police he pushed and shoved her, interrupted her 911 call and smacked her phone out of her hand. The complaint says officers noticed rug burns, a scratch on her neck and a broken fingernail.
by The Associated Press

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Man charged with making death threats over Trump editorials

Man charged with making death threats over Trump editorials

A Los Angeles man upset about The Boston Globe's coordinated editorial response to President Donald Trump's attacks on the news media was arrested Thursday on charges he threatened to kill the newspaper's journalists, who he called an "enemy of the people," federal prosecutors said.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Sands takes mining ban to Supreme Court

Minnesota Sands takes mining ban to Supreme Court

The company is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to review an appeals ruling that upheld Winona County's ban on mining frack sand.
by Associated Press

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Jose Antonio Vargas on what it means to be an American

Jose Antonio Vargas on what it means to be an American

David Brooks speaks with Jose Antonio Vargas about the undocumented immigrant experience, and what it means to be an American.
by MPR News Staff

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Farmington woman who fostered pets charged with animal cruelty

Acting on a search warrant, officers and an agent from the Animal Humane Society allegedly found 43 cats and five dogs roaming around inside a Farmington home. Many were emaciated.
by Matt Sepic

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St. Paul police dog demonstrations called off at State Fair

St. Paul police dog demonstrations called off at State Fair

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has asked the city's police chief to call off demonstrations of the department's police dogs for the rest of the Minnesota State Fair.
by The Associated Press

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The school shootings that weren't

The school shootings that weren't

The federal government said schools reported 235 shootings in one school year. But an NPR investigation finds that more than two-thirds of these reported incidents never happened.
by Anya Kamenetz, Alexis Arnold and Emily Cardinali

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