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Lynchings across the country had striking similarities

Lynchings across the country had striking similarities

After the Duluth lynching in 1920, a graphic photograph of three black men killed by being hanged from a light pole was distributed as a postcard. Turns out, that wasn't unusual.
by Tom Weber

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Trump's travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate

Trump's travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate

The travel ban case is the court's first comprehensive look at a Trump policy -- one of considerable importance to the president and highly controversial since it was first rolled out a week after Trump took office.
by Associated Press

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Oregon knew of abuse case against family that went off cliff

Oregon knew of abuse case against family that went off cliff

Oregon child welfare officials knew the family in an SUV that plunged off a California cliff had faced a child abuse investigation in another state when it looked into allegations in 2013.
by The Associated Press

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3 shot, including 2 police officers, in Dallas

Police said the officers are in critical condition. "Dallas is at the precipice looking into the hell of heartbreak," the city's mayor said.
by Barbara Campbell and Jacob Pinter

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Grandson indicted in Minnesota couple's killing

Grandson indicted in Minnesota couple's killing

A central Minnesota man now faces first-degree murder charges in the killings of his grandparents, who had taken him into their home.
by The Associated Press

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Online post suggests rampage suspect may have resented women

Online post suggests rampage suspect may have resented women

The gender issue arose because of what police called a "cryptic" Facebook message posted by Minassian just before the incident that suggested he was part of an online community angry over their inability to form relationships with women.
by The Associated Press

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MPD officer denies sexually assaulting woman

Thomas Tichich testified that he did not take advantage of a woman who prosecutors say was passed out after a night of drinking in December of 2016.
by Brandt Williams

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Minnesota weighs keeping legal opening for cameras in courts

Minnesota weighs keeping legal opening for cameras in courts

The Minnesota Supreme Court is weighing whether it should make permanent a pilot project that allowed news cameras in criminal courtrooms. Here's a look at some of the issues before the justices.
by The Associated Press

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Former UW-Stevens Point director fatally shot in Minnesota

Authorities say a man fatally shot in northeastern Minnesota was the former director of the Native American Center at the University of Wisconsin-Steven Point.
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