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Crime, Law and Justice

Gun studies: Permit laws reduce murders; red flag laws cut suicides

Gun studies: Permit laws reduce murders; red flag laws cut suicides

There's a new push to study the real-life effects of gun laws. "Red Flag" laws lower suicide rates; reductions in homicides are associated with tougher gun permit requirements.
by Martin Kaste

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Who has oversight of ICE?

Who has oversight of ICE?

Has the department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement changed under President Trump? Or has its operation been the same under previous presidential administrations?
by Kerri Miller and Jo Erickson

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5 years since Edward Snowden leaked documents, debate continues: traitor or hero?

5 years since Edward Snowden leaked documents, debate continues: traitor or hero?

National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the lid off U.S. government surveillance methods five years ago, but intelligence chiefs complain that revelations from the trove of classified documents he disclosed are still trickling out.
by Associated Press

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Twin Cities parishes react to archdiocese's $210 million settlement with abuse survivors

Twin Cities parishes react to archdiocese's $210 million settlement with abuse survivors

The Twin Cities Catholic community reacted this weekend to news that the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis reached a $210 million settlement with survivors of sexual abuse by priests.
by Nina Moini

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Giuliani: Trump would fight any effort to subpoena him

Giuliani: Trump would fight any effort to subpoena him

An attorney for President Donald Trump stressed Sunday that the president's legal team would contest any effort to force the president to testify in front of a grand jury during the special counsel's Russia probe.
by Associated Press

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From travel ban to political buttons: pending decisions from the Supreme Court

From travel ban to political buttons: pending decisions from the Supreme Court

On Monday morning, the Supreme Court might release opinions in a number of significant cases, from gerrymandering challenges to religious rights disputes. We've got a roundup of the possibilities.

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