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Feds say they've detected apparent rogue spy devices in D.C.

Feds say they've detected apparent rogue spy devices in D.C.

This is believed to be the first time the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the apparent devices in the capital. The agency warned that they could be used by hackers, criminals and spies.

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NYC police fatally shoot unarmed black man, believing he had a gun

NYC police fatally shoot unarmed black man, believing he had a gun

Police said they received calls about a man pointing a gun at people on the street in Brooklyn. The man was reportedly well known in the area as "mentally ill but generally harmless."
by Colin Dwyer

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Suspects in mosque bombing indicted on weapons charge

Suspects in mosque bombing indicted on weapons charge

A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Wednesday against four central Illinois men on charges of possessing a machine gun. Three of the men are suspected of bombing a mosque in Bloomington last summer.
by Matt Sepic and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Family of slain Minneapolis activist calls for justice

Family of slain Minneapolis activist calls for justice

The family of Tyrone Rashad Williams, a well-known Minneapolis community activist, is asking for anyone with information about his death to come forward.
by Jon Collins

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Senior living community resident likely dead for 2 days before she was found

Thompson had terminal esophageal cancer and had lived at the facility for more than four years. Thompson could use her own feeding tube and administer her own medications, but she was classified as "assisted living," the police report said.
by The Associated Press

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Teen charged with threatening to shoot children

An 18-year-old man has been charged in St. Croix County with making terrorist threats after his employer told police the teen was threatening to shoot children.
by Associated Press

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YouTube shooter visited gun range before attacking company

YouTube shooter visited gun range before attacking company

A day before a woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters, her father said he warned police that his daughter was upset, but police disputed the father's statement.
by Associated Press

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Mpls. mayor touts 'stronger, clearer, more precise' body cam policy

Mpls. mayor touts 'stronger, clearer, more precise' body cam policy

Under the updated policy, officers who turn off or don't activate their body cameras during use of force incidents may face 40-hour suspension or termination.
by Brandt Williams

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