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Advocacy group: Two bills before Legislature could protect children in abuse, neglect cases

Advocacy group: Two bills before Legislature could protect children in abuse, neglect cases

A state child advocacy group is expected to testify Wednesday at the Capitol in favor of two bills it hopes would prevent future child abuse cases outlined in charges filed against a Minneapolis couple.
by Brandt Williams

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House to take up school safety bill after Florida shooting

House to take up school safety bill after Florida shooting

The Republican-controlled House will vote on a school safety bill next week as Congress struggles to respond to the deadly assault on a Florida high school.
by Associated Press

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Adam Winkler: How did we get here on guns?

Adam Winkler: How did we get here on guns?

Rhetoric on guns is often heated, in part, because there is a long history there.
by Kerri Miller

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5 killings, 3 states and 1 common neo-Nazi link

5 killings, 3 states and 1 common neo-Nazi link

Three young men have been charged separately with murders from Florida to Virginia to California. All appear to have links to the same white supremacist group: the 'Atomwaffen Division.'
by Greg Myre

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Former UMD hockey coach's gender discrimination trial begins

Former UMD hockey coach's gender discrimination trial begins

Former women's hockey coach Shannon Miller argues the University of Minnesota Duluth fired her because she's a woman, and for complaining about discrimination. UMD says the firing was performance-related.
by Dan Kraker

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Ex-Trump aide plans to defy Mueller, says 'arrest me'

Ex-Trump aide plans to defy Mueller, says 'arrest me'

Sam Nunberg said he thinks Mueller may already have incriminating evidence on Trump directly, although he would not say what that evidence might be.
by The Associated Press

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Fundraiser honoring Castile pays off students' lunch debt

A fundraising campaign honoring Philando Castile has raised enough money to pay the debt of students enrolled in a federal school lunch program in St. Paul, Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Parents in Mpls. abuse case appear in court together

Parents in Mpls. abuse case appear in court together

Jerry Lee Curry, 52, and Shelia Machelle Wilson, 48, sat at opposite sides of the table Monday during a perfunctory hearing related to the custody of their 11-year-old daughter.
by Brandt Williams

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Senators want alerts when gun buyers fail background checks

U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Chris Coons on Monday said they will introduce a bill that requires federal authorities to notify states when a felon or a fugitive attempts to buy a firearm but fails the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
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