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Crime, Law and Justice

Trump wants tougher immigration after attack, faults Schumer

Trump wants tougher immigration after attack, faults Schumer

Vowing to "stop this craziness," President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged tougher immigration measures based on "merit" after the deadly truck attack in New York City.
by The Associated Press

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How Russian-backed agitation online spilled into the real world in 2016

How Russian-backed agitation online spilled into the real world in 2016

Facebook, Twitter and Google faced questions from the Senate and House Intelligence Committees on Wednesday. It's the second day of testimony for lawyers from the three online platforms.
by Miles Parks

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Suit seeks release of immigrant girl detained after surgery

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government Tuesday to demand that it release a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy detained by Border Patrol agents after surgery because she is in the U.S. without legal permission.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis woman charged in opioid overdose death

Minneapolis woman charged in opioid overdose death

Leah Victoria Peterson is charged with third degree murder for selling tainted heroin that caused a Chaska man's death in January. Investigators say the heroin was laced with carfentanil, a powerful opioid that is used as a large-animal tranquilizer.
by Jon Collins

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Charges, hearings sharpen the big picture about Russia's influence campaign

Charges, hearings sharpen the big picture about Russia's influence campaign

Nearly a year after Election Day, action on Capitol Hill and by DOJ special counsel Robert Mueller helps put the pieces together about Russia's interference. But some remain missing.

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Police arrest man sought in deaths in Utah, Colorado

Police arrest man sought in deaths in Utah, Colorado

Austin Boutain, suspected of killing a man in Utah, has a rap sheet that includes drug, car theft and weapons charges in Minnesota and Alabama dating back to his days a juvenile.
by The Associated Press

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Life after lockup: An inmate's first year out

Life after lockup: An inmate's first year out

Having killed a man as a teenager, Elizer Darris was in prison longer than he has ever lived free.
by Laura Yuen

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NPR chief resigns after sex harassment accusations

NPR chief resigns after sex harassment accusations

Michael Oreskes has resigned as chief of NPR's newsroom after a published report that he abruptly kissed two women who were seeking jobs while he was Washington bureau chief at The New York Times in the 1990s.
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