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Harvey Weinstein is charged with sexual assault in Los Angeles, as N.Y. trial begins

Harvey Weinstein is charged with sexual assault in Los Angeles, as N.Y. trial begins

In one incident, Weinstein allegedly went to a hotel and raped a woman after pushing his way into her room. The second alleged assault took place the next evening in a hotel in Beverly Hills.
by Ina Jaffe and Vanessa Romo

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Harvey Weinstein heads to trial for sex crimes in a #MeToo landmark

Harvey Weinstein heads to trial for sex crimes in a #MeToo landmark

It's the first criminal trial for Weinstein, whose alleged misconduct helped set off a movement. Now, the former producer faces five charges that may land him a long prison sentence in New York.
by Colin Dwyer and Rose Friedman

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The best dog for the job in Hennepin County

The best dog for the job in Hennepin County

Hennepin County’s emotional support dog, Barrett, is being trained to help bring calm to an often stressful environment.
by Brandt Williams

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Alabama school system prepares to sue over 3M contamination

An Alabama school system is taking the first step to sue 3M Co. over a closed landfill that's on school system property. News outlets report that Decatur's school system has filed notice saying it plans to sue over industrial toxins leaking from the one-time landfill that's beneath the former Brookhaven Middle School.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Court of Appeals overturns revenge porn law

The three-judge panel ruled the law is written too broadly and violates the First Amendment. A chief author of the law says he wants the Minnesota Supreme Court to review the decision.
by Briana Bierschbach and Matt Sepic

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Wisconsin man found guilty in deaths of Girl Scouts, parent

Twenty-two-year-old Colten Treu pleaded no contest Monday to four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Treu also pleaded guilty to hit-and-run involving great bodily harm. He earlier had pleaded not guilty in the November 2018 crash.
by The Associated Press

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Case connected to Duluth lynchings up for review

Case connected to Duluth lynchings up for review

Max Mason, 21, was convicted in 1920 of assaulting a young Duluth woman who claimed to have been assaulted by six black circus workers on June 14 of that year. The accusation led to the most infamous day in Duluth's history, when three black men were lynched by a mob of up to several thousand residents.

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Supreme Court to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records

Supreme Court to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records

The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major confrontation between the president and Congress that also could affect the 2020 presidential campaign.
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