Minneapolis to pay $8.9M over Chauvin’s actions before Floyd
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Minneapolis to pay $8.9M over Chauvin’s actions before Floyd

The city of Minneapolis will pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police...
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As Earth warms, more ‘flash droughts’ suck soil, plants dry
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As Earth warms, more ‘flash droughts’ suck soil, plants dry

A new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind...
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Montana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok
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Montana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok

Montana moved one step closer to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state.
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Navy veteran who stormed Capitol gets 3 years on gun charges
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Navy veteran who stormed Capitol gets 3 years on gun charges

A former Navy reservist who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler has...
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Tech consultant charged in killing of Cash App founder Lee
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Tech consultant charged in killing of Cash App founder Lee

Authorities say a tech consultant has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder...
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EPA awards $177 million to environmental justice groups
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EPA awards $177 million to environmental justice groups

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to announce Thursday that it’s investing $177 million to create 17 technical assistance centers...
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Black chiefs to meet amid debate on benefit of cop diversity
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Black chiefs to meet amid debate on benefit of cop diversity

Black police chiefs, commissioners, sheriffs and commanders from across the country are set to meet this weekend in Detroit for...
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Florida mops up after floods close Fort Lauderdale airport
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Florida mops up after floods close Fort Lauderdale airport

South Florida is keeping a wary eye on a forecast that calls for rain a day after nearly a foot...
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Ask a real estate pro: Do we owe subcontractor if we already paid contractor in full?
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Ask a real estate pro: Do we owe subcontractor if we already paid contractor in full?

A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: We paid our home renovation contractor in full, but now a subcontractor...
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Court preserves access to abortion drug, tightens rules
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Court preserves access to abortion drug, tightens rules

A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow...
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New India-born World Bank chief: Real change or rebranding?
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New India-born World Bank chief: Real change or rebranding?

The incoming president of the World Bank was born in India and had his early success in business there.
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Death penalty looms over Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial
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Death penalty looms over Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial

The Pennsylvania man charged with killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue tried for years to avoid a federal jury...
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States confront medical debt that’s bankrupting millions
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States confront medical debt that’s bankrupting millions

Lawmakers in over a dozen states and the U.S. Congress are tackling medical debt, which has become a leading cause...
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Woman tied to Arizona polygamous leader accused of threats
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Woman tied to Arizona polygamous leader accused of threats

A woman believed to be one of the 20 wives of a polygamous sect leader jailed in Arizona faces charges...
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Seoul: North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea
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Seoul: North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea

South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile off the North’s east coast.
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Scientists challenge US wildlife director’s qualifications
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Scientists challenge US wildlife director’s qualifications

Dozens of scientists from universities and environmental groups are pushing for the removal of the head of the U.S. Fish...
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Military hospital chided for shift in Catholic pastoral care
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Military hospital chided for shift in Catholic pastoral care

The management of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has drawn criticism from a prominent archbishop -- and some members...
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Lawsuit: Guards beat, taunt inmate with, ‘You can’t breathe’
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Lawsuit: Guards beat, taunt inmate with, ‘You can’t breathe’

An advocacy group for prisoners’ rights has filed a civil rights lawsuit against corrections officers who allegedly ignored requirements that...
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Michigan researchers find 1914 shipwrecks in Lake Superior
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Michigan researchers find 1914 shipwrecks in Lake Superior

Michigan researchers say they have found the wreckage of two ships that disappeared into Lake Superior in 1914 and hope...
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Judge considers probe of whether Fox News withheld evidence
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Judge considers probe of whether Fox News withheld evidence

The judge presiding over a defamation case against Fox News says he'll likely order an independent review to determine whether...
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