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Minnesota joins lawsuit challenging 3D-printed plastic guns

Attorney General Lori Swanson says access to 3D-printed guns is a "significant public safety risk," and the guns are untraceable for law enforcement. She argues that state and federal laws prohibit certain people from possessing guns, including people diagnosed with a mental illness and felons.
by The Associated Press

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Manafort trial day 4: Bank fraud and bookkeepers

Manafort trial day 4: Bank fraud and bookkeepers

Manafort's longtime tax accountant will take the stand again Friday morning. He and bookkeeper Heather Washkuhn testified Thursday that they were unaware of Manafort's offshore bank accounts.
by Ryan Lucas and Miles Parks

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Grand Forks officers cleared in fatal shooting

The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation concluded that the 41-year-old man who was shot and killed refused orders to drop his gun. Body camera footage reportedly showed that the officers gave loud commands for eight minutes before the first shot was fired.
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France bans street harassment, approving hefty fines for catcallers

France bans street harassment, approving hefty fines for catcallers

The measure also expands protections for underage rape victims. The move, which has been months in the making, follows a recent video of a man hitting a woman on the street.
by Colin Dwyer

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Council takes next step in Mpls. charter change

Council takes next step in Mpls. charter change

A proposal to give the Minneapolis City Council more oversight of police still needs more votes before going on the November ballot.
by Brandt Williams

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New law gives MN financial advisers more clout in fighting elder fraud

A Minnesota law that took effect Wednesday gives advisers some news tools to report suspicious activity tied to the financial accounts of potentially vulnerable seniors.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Video: ICE arrest tactics roil Twin Cities courthouses

Video: ICE arrest tactics roil Twin Cities courthouses

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are increasingly finding their arrest targets inside local courthouses. But one arrest caught on video last Thursday in St. Paul has immigrant advocates crying foul.
by Riham Feshir

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Safety officials: 911 outage stemmed from problems with third-party vendor

The nearly hourlong 911 outage that prevented some emergency calls and texts from reaching dispatch centers Wednesday afternoon across Minnesota stemmed from problems caused by a third-party vendor working for CenturyLink.
by Laura Yuen

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Charges: Man pushed 8-year-old boy off waterslide

"We get approximately 70,000 people through that water park every season," an Apple Valley police captain said. "It's been open for 20 years and we've never had any incident close to this level of magnitude."
by Nina Moini

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