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Crime, Law and Justice

Facebook suspends political data firm used in Trump campaign

Facebook suspends political data firm used in Trump campaign

Cambridge Analytica concedes it improperly received Facebook users' personal information but denies using it for the campaign. Facebook said the company may not have deleted the data as promised.
by Emma Bowman and Michel Martin

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Report: Russian hackers had the ability to shut down U.S. power plants

Report: Russian hackers had the ability to shut down U.S. power plants

For the first time, the U.S. publicly blamed Russia for cyberattacks on the country's energy grid. The hackers reportedly broke into the core operations systems of companies in the U.S. and Europe.
by Samantha Raphelson

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Kentucky votes to ban child marriage

Kentucky votes to ban child marriage

Kentucky joins the growing list of states imposing age limits and other restrictions on child marriage, to rein in a practice that has been largely overlooked in the United States.
by Elizabeth Wynne Johnson

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Russian Nikolai Glushkov's death in London was a murder, police say

Russian Nikolai Glushkov's death in London was a murder, police say

The cause of death was "compression to the neck," police say. Glushkov was a former close associate of a noted critic of Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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Seeing a dip in recordings, Minneapolis police aim to tighten bodycam policy

Seeing a dip in recordings, Minneapolis police aim to tighten bodycam policy

The Minneapolis police department wants more officers' body-worn cameras ready to record. New draft guidelines include a requirement that officers keep their cameras on at the start of their shifts.
by Brandt Williams

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87 cases of salmonella, two in Minnesota, linked to kratom

The Minnesota Department of Health is warning that some supplies of a plant sometimes used to reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal have been contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
by Jon Collins

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Man accused in police vehicle swindle to plead guilty

The man accused in a double billing scheme that overcharged more than 200 police agencies in Minnesota has decided not to fight criminal charges.
by Associated Press

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'Horrific' abuse case prompts Hennepin County review

'Horrific' abuse case prompts Hennepin County review

Hennepin County is launching a comprehensive review of how a case in Minneapolis that involved years of abuse of two developmentally-disabled twins was handled.
by Jon Collins

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Jury backs ex-UMD hockey coach in discrimination suit, awards $3.74M

Jury backs ex-UMD hockey coach in discrimination suit, awards $3.74M

Shannon Miller had argued the University of Minnesota Duluth fired her because she's a woman and for complaining about discrimination. UMD said it was performance-related. A jury on Thursday sided with Miller.
by MPR News Staff

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