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Crime, Law and Justice

James Franco's New York Times talk canceled amid allegations

James Franco's New York Times talk canceled amid allegations

After he won a best actor Golden Globe on Sunday night, actress Violet Paley accused Franco on Twitter of sexual misconduct. Filmmaker Sarah Tither-Kaplan questioned Franco wearing a "Times Up" pin during the awards ceremony in a tweet about him having her do a nude scene for $100 per day.
by The Associated Press

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School desegregation case goes to state Supreme Court

School desegregation case goes to state Supreme Court

A case claiming persistent school segregation effectively denies Minnesota children an adequate education went before the state Supreme Court Tuesday. Here's what you need to know.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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'A lot of pain': Somalis allege abuse by immigration detention guards

Immigration lawyers have filed a complaint against a Florida detention center, alleging guards pepper-sprayed, shackled and used excessive force on Somali detainees and called them racial slurs, including the N-word.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Court cases from coordinated 2016 pipeline protest delayed

Eleven activists with the group Climate Direct Action were arrested on Oct. 11, 2016, when they tried to either shut down pipelines in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Washington state or film the attempts.
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Maggie Nichols' mother on sex abuse: gymnastic, Olympic institutions 'didn't do their job'

Maggie Nichols' mother on sex abuse: gymnastic, Olympic institutions 'didn't do their job'

Maggie Nichols, a Minnesota native and former Olympic hopeful, said she is among the more than 100 women and girls who say they are victims of sexual abuse by a now-imprisoned Michigan sports doctor.
by Tom Crann and MPR News Staff

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For some with intellectual disabilities, ending abuse starts with sex ed

For some with intellectual disabilities, ending abuse starts with sex ed

The high rates of sexual assault among people with intellectual disabilities can make romantic relationships difficult. One class aims to teach them about healthy relationships and sexuality.
by Joseph Shapiro

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Plymouth police investigating death

Authorities say someone at the Stoneleigh at the Reserve apartment complex called 911 shortly after midnight Tuesday. When officers arrived they found one person dead. The police chief says the community is not in danger.
by The Associated Press

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Judge dismisses federal case against Cliven Bundy and sons, bars retrial

Judge dismisses federal case against Cliven Bundy and sons, bars retrial

Less than a month after declaring a mistrial, Judge Gloria Navarro said there can be no retrial against the Nevada rancher and three other men, who led an armed standoff with federal agents in 2014.
by Kirk Siegler and Colin Dwyer

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