Minnesota

EXPLAINER: So much buzz, but what is critical race theory?

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump has railed against it. Republicans in the U.S. Senate introduced a resolution condemning any requirement for teachers...

Bipartisan policing deal unlikely this week in blow to talks

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WASHINGTON — Congressional bargainers are likely to miss their deadline for completing a bipartisan deal on overhauling police practices, people familiar with the talks...

EXPLAINER: What to know as Chauvin sentenced in Floyd death

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MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin faces sentencing Friday in the death of George Floyd, with a judge weighing a prison term...

A look at high-profile cases over killings by US police

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MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin faces decades in prison when he is sentenced Friday in George Floyd's death. ...

Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration...

Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to lay out new steps to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, with a particular focus...

Trucker who drove into Floyd protest could have charges drop

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MINNEAPOLIS — A truck driver who drove through a large crowd of protesters on a Minneapolis highway last year during demonstrations over George Floyd's...

Consortium, loan announced for Fargo flood project

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BISMARCK, N.D. — A $2.75 billion project aimed at protecting Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, from chronic flooding gained ground Friday with the acceptance of...

11 U.S. mayors commit to develop reparations pilot projects

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eleven U.S. mayors — from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee, Oklahoma — have pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a...

Protests continue at Minnesota Line 3 oil pipeline project

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PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Opponents of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline project in northwestern Minnesota continued their protests this week by...