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'Not a drill': Students hid in classrooms as shooter kills 2

A shooting at a high school in a small New Mexico town left two students and the suspect dead, authorities said Thursday as schools throughout the area remained on lockdown as a precaution.
by Associated Press

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Ex-cop gets 20 years in prison for fatal shooting

Ex-cop gets 20 years in prison for fatal shooting

A white former South Carolina officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black motorist in the back in 2015, wrapping up a case that became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.
by The Associated Press

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Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon sued for sex harassment

According to court documents, Wendy Haskell alleges Moon made "unwanted and unsolicited" sexual advances while she worked for Sports 1 Marketing. Moon is the co-founder and president of the company.
by The Associated Press

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Lawsuit could put Trump's sexual misconduct accusers back in spotlight

Lawsuit could put Trump's sexual misconduct accusers back in spotlight

A New York judge is weighing whether to dismiss a defamation case against President Trump brought by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on "The Apprentice" who has accused him of sexual harassment.

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Plan would give immigration defendants free legal aid in Hennepin County

Plan would give immigration defendants free legal aid in Hennepin County

Some inmates in the Hennepin County jail don't know they can refuse to talk to ICE. Two new budget amendments aim to offer legal help to any Hennepin County resident facing deportation.
by Riham Feshir

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As life's pressures mounted, he left Minnesota for ISIS

As life's pressures mounted, he left Minnesota for ISIS

Friends say Abdifatah Ahmed was depressed and financially strapped, but was no religious fanatic. Something happened, though, during a November 2013 trip to London. Ahmed never returned to his Minneapolis family. He would become the first Minnesotan to join ISIS.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Kennedy seems conflicted in Supreme Court wedding cake case

Kennedy seems conflicted in Supreme Court wedding cake case

On a sharply divided Supreme Court, the justice in the middle seemed conflicted Tuesday in the court's high-stakes consideration of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in 2012.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. government sues Stearns County over Wetterling documents

The U.S. Attorney's Office joined the Wetterlings' litigation Tuesday, saying the FBI wants its records back and the documents must be released under federal, not state, law.
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Top gossip editor accused of sexual misconduct

The top editor for the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and other major gossip publications openly described his sexual partners in the newsroom, former employees told The Associated Press.
by The Associated Press

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Crime-reporting failures persist across all the Pentagon's armed services

Crime-reporting failures persist across all the Pentagon's armed services

A report finds the Army, Navy and Marines fail to submit required fingerprint and conviction data to the FBI in more than one-third of criminal cases. But the Air Force shows signs of improvement.

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