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Manafort's defense rests after calling no witnesses

Manafort's defense rests after calling no witnesses

Paul Manafort's defense rested its case Tuesday without calling any witnesses in the former Trump campaign chairman's tax evasion and fraud trial. Manafort himself chose not to testify.
by Associated Press

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UK police treat Parliament crash as terrorism, man arrested

UK police treat Parliament crash as terrorism, man arrested

A man in his late 20s was arrested on suspicion of terrorism offenses. The suspect was not cooperating with police, and officers were working to confirm his identity.
by The Associated Press

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Law gives officers wide discretion in deadly force incidents

Law gives officers wide discretion in deadly force incidents

Recent fatal shootings by police officers have prompted discussion about the laws around deadly use of force and the discretion officers are given by the law.
by Jon Collins

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Feds to distribute $16M to Petters' fraud victims

Feds to distribute $16M to Petters' fraud victims

Tom Petters was convicted of leading a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme and sentenced in 2010 to 50 years in prison.
by Martin Moylan

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At shuttered St. Paul bakery, immigration audit left bitter taste

At shuttered St. Paul bakery, immigration audit left bitter taste

Documents obtained by MPR News detail the rising number of businesses being audited to find unauthorized immigrants. The shutdown of St. Agnes Baking Co. earlier this year shows the cascading effects of the federal crackdown.
by Riham Feshir

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Are black suspects treated differently by police?

In two months, there were two police incidents in the Twin Cities where suspects fired their guns. One resulted in the successful arrest of a white suspect; the other resulted in the fatal shooting of a black man.
by Marianne Combs and Jo Erickson

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Counterprotesters expected to dwarf white supremacists in D.C.

Counterprotesters expected to dwarf white supremacists in D.C.

A day after tensions between police and community activists nearly boiled over on the University of Virginia's campus, the city of Charlottesville marked Sunday's anniversary of a deadly gathering of white supremacists with a rally against racial hatred.
by Associated Press

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A year after Charlottesville, not much has changed for Trump

A year after Charlottesville, not much has changed for Trump

President Trump's response to the Charlottesville rally drew sharp criticism from his own party, but the backlash from Republican leaders was short-lived.
by Ayesha Rascoe

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