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Longtime Manafort deputy Rick Gates admits embezzlement

Longtime Manafort deputy Rick Gates admits embezzlement

Rick Gates has been regarded as a crucial witness for the government ever since he pleaded guilty this year to two felony charges and agreed to cooperate in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.
by Associated Press

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Maplewood police seeking suspects who defaced mosque

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying two men who were caught on surveillance video spray-painting graffiti on a wall at the Islamic Institute of Minnesota's Al-Salam mosque in late July.
by Tim Nelson

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4 insights as Manafort trial enters week 2

4 insights as Manafort trial enters week 2

Paul Manafort's business partner, Rick Gates, has become the center of the defense's case. They say he is behind the financial crimes Manafort is accused of. Gates is expected to testify this week.
by Miles Parks

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Is Cuomo threatening the NRA's existence? He says, 'I'd like to believe it's true'

Is Cuomo threatening the NRA's existence? He says, 'I'd like to believe it's true'

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the National Rifle Association's lawsuit against him is "frivolous." The lawsuit claims that Cuomo's policies are trying to deprive it of its First Amendment rights.

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St. Cloud State professor sues over union representation

A St. Cloud State University professor has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her First Amendment rights are being violated because she's represented by a union with whom she disagrees.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Man fatally shot by St. Paul police officers

Man fatally shot by St. Paul police officers

A man was fatally shot by St. Paul police officers early Sunday, after officers responded to a report of someone shooting a gun at a residence in the city's Summit-University neighborhood.
by MPR News Staff

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'He personified kindness and forgiveness': Longtime Minnesota State Fair police chief Art Blakey dies at 83

'He personified kindness and forgiveness': Longtime Minnesota State Fair police chief Art Blakey dies at 83

"He was a Saint Paul original, a guardian in the truest sense and a good man," St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell wrote Saturday in a post on Facebook announcing Art Blakey's death. "He personified kindness, forgiveness and the best of what it means to be a law enforcement professional."
by MPR News Staff

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NRA sues New York officials over 'blacklisting' campaign

NRA sues New York officials over 'blacklisting' campaign

The National Rifle Association is suffering grave financial harm that threatens its ability to pursue its advocacy mission because of a "blacklisting" campaign by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York regulators, the gun rights group said in a federal lawsuit.
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Cops investigating hate mail sent to security hospital workers

St. Peter police are investigating hate mail targeting two lesbian couples in the area and one other person. Four of the five work at the St. Peter security hospital.
by Catharine Richert

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