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Minnesota AG sues insulin manufacturers on 'unfair prices'

Minnesota AG sues insulin manufacturers on 'unfair prices'

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed suit Tuesday against the nation's three major insulin manufacturers alleging consumer fraud.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Surprise acquittal in Enbridge pipeline protesters' case

Surprise acquittal in Enbridge pipeline protesters' case

A judge in Clearwater County acquitted three pipeline protesters just hours into the first day of testimony, saying the prosecution failed to prove its case.
by Dan Kraker

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'We believe survivors': Demonstrators throng Capitol Hill to protest Kavanaugh

'We believe survivors': Demonstrators throng Capitol Hill to protest Kavanaugh

They came from as far as Alaska to march on the Supreme Court and a Senate office building. As Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation vote looms, the protesters lobbied the few remaining undecided senators.
by Colin Dwyer

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North Dakota man denies helping kill pregnant woman

North Dakota man denies helping kill pregnant woman

A man on trial in the death of a North Dakota woman whose baby was cut from her womb denied any role in her death during his testimony Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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Kavanaugh and Ford will testify today. Here's what you need to know

Kavanaugh and Ford will testify today. Here's what you need to know

Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was sailing through until Christine Blasey Ford came forward with a sexual assault allegation. Get caught up on what's led to Thursday's hearing.
by Arnie Seipel

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The politics of bump stocks, one year after Las Vegas shootings

The politics of bump stocks, one year after Las Vegas shootings

Most Americans first learned about "bump stocks" — which speed up the firing rate of semi-automatic rifles — in the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre. A year later, they're still mostly legal.
by Martin Kaste

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Battle for the Senate: Candidates in key races respond to Kavanaugh allegations

Battle for the Senate: Candidates in key races respond to Kavanaugh allegations

NPR reached out to candidates in the major 2018 Senate races, including Democrats facing pressure to support Brett Kavanaugh and GOP candidates raising doubts over timing of the sexual assault claim.

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Ex-cop, Minneapolis want to put shooting lawsuit on hold

Ex-cop, Minneapolis want to put shooting lawsuit on hold

The city of Minneapolis and a former police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman are asking a federal judge to put a $50 million civil rights lawsuit by the woman's family on hold while a criminal case is pending.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Jury fines man $1 for punching Charlottesville rally organizer

Jury fines man $1 for punching Charlottesville rally organizer

When "Unite the Right" organizer Jason Kessler attempted to hold a news conference after a woman was killed protesting his rally, an angry group shouted him down — and one man threw a punch.
by Bill Chappell

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