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After fraud acquittal, Feeding Our Future defendant gets 6 1/2 year sentence for bribing juror

After fraud acquittal, Feeding Our Future defendant gets 6 1/2 year sentence for bribing juror

A federal judge in St. Paul on Friday sentenced a defendant from the first Feeding Our Future trial to 78 months in prison for trying to bribe a juror. Said S. Farah, 44, was one of two defendants acquitted at the 2024 trial, but he later pleaded guilty to taking part in a ham-handed gambit to influence the outcome.
by Matt Sepic

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Challenge to Rep. Ilhan Omar's citizenship would be unprecedented, some say

Challenge to Rep. Ilhan Omar's citizenship would be unprecedented, some say

Legal experts say challenges to a sitting lawmaker’s citizenship are unprecedented and part of President Donald Trump’s broader attempts to limit citizenship and target political opponents.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Brothers sentenced for $8M crypto kidnapping in Minnesota

Brothers sentenced for $8M crypto kidnapping in Minnesota

The incident happened in September 2025 near the Twin Cities. Prosecutors said the brothers restrained a man and his family and held them hostage for hours, forcing the victim to log into his cryptocurrency accounts and transfer millions to the brothers.
by MPR News Staff

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How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms

How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms

Donald Trump roared back into office two years ago partly on the power of immigration. Trump’s pledge to seal the border and launch “mass deportations” earned him a wide swath of support, even in many heavily immigrant communities, amid frustration with the state of the border under former President Joe Biden.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis City Council moves toward eliminating Office of Community Safety

Minneapolis City Council moves toward eliminating Office of Community Safety

The office has attracted criticism for failing to rein in police spending and delays in implementing the state’s court-enforced agreement with the state Department of Human Rights on policing. The full council will consider the proposal to eliminate the office on Thursday.
by Jon Collins

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Conservative influencers charged with voter fraud in Minnesota primary

Conservative influencers charged with voter fraud in Minnesota primary

Hennepin County prosecutors charged conservative provocateur James O’Keefe and another man with felonies for unlawful voting and identity theft for misrepresenting their identities to election judges during the Aug. 11 primary.
by Jon Collins

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