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Some blacks did support Bill Clinton's crime bill. Here's why

Some blacks did support Bill Clinton's crime bill. Here's why

Bill Clinton was right in saying that some African-Americans supported the 1994 crime bill. It was part of the response to the crack epidemic that devastated many black communities in the 1980s.
by Alicia Montgomery

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Consumer protection trial underway between state, for-profit schools

Consumer protection trial underway between state, for-profit schools

Minnesota's attorney general says Globe University duped students into thinking they would have jobs in law enforcement when they graduated and misled them on how their credits would transfer.
by Peter Cox

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Merrick Garland heads to Capitol Hill for what could be a futile exercise

Merrick Garland heads to Capitol Hill for what could be a futile exercise

Republicans remain steadfast in their refusal to consider any nominee to the Supreme Court during an election year. President Obama told NPR that argument is "puzzling."

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Mpls. Children's Theatre faces new suits alleging '70s sex abuse

Mpls. Children's Theatre faces new suits alleging '70s sex abuse

Two lawsuits argue that theater leaders should have known former artistic director John Clark Donahue was a danger to children even as they allowed him to work closely with teens.
by Jon Collins

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Jury gets civil suit tied to 2012 Minneapolis police shooting

A civil rights lawsuit against two Minneapolis police officers over the 2012 shooting death of an African-American man went to a federal jury Friday. The case may draw more scrutiny depending on the verdict.
by Brandt Williams

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