NEW YORK (AP) — The first time Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison, reporters, advocates and the curious public crammed the courtroom to witness the disgraced Hollywood honcho’s #MeToo reckoning. Hours later, the world began shutting down as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Now, after an overtur...
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Omar Jamal has been a Ramsey County community service officer under Sheriff Bob Fletcher since 2020. A Star Tribune investigation found Jamal also earned nearly $250,000 as a consultant for individuals later convicted of defrauding a federal meal program....
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The switch follows tensions amid a monthslong sexual harassment investigation and dispute over her driver’s overtime hours.
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Some parents who oppose the plan that could close up to 16 schools hope to delay or sway the school board before a November vote.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its jobs website as a criminal hacking group claimed to have accessed “very sensitive data” on nearly all agents and job applicants. “The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov ...
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Rivian Automotive says it is recalling almost 100,000 trucks and SUVs from model years 2022 through 2027 over a problem that affects vehicle rearview cameras....
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The former NFL sideline reporter says her advocacy is about protecting women’s sports, not “hating on anybody else.”
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Former Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn will be sentenced in federal court Wednesday morning in relation to his arrest in a Bloomington sting when he was accused of trying to solicit a prostitute he believed to be a 17-year-old girl....
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Former Minnesota Senator Justin Eichorn will be sentenced by a federal judge on Wednesday morning after pleading guilty in May to his role in a child sex sting case. According to prosecutors, Eichorn messaged an undercover Bloomington police officer multiple times, asking for pho...
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A school bus was knocked into the ditch after being t-boned by an SUV on Highway 120 near Holloway Avenue on Wednesday morning, according to the Minnesota State patrol. Both drivers were taken to the hospital for suspected injures but state troopers say that no students were on t...
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School district leaders say Lakeville North and South High Schools will be closed on Wednesday after the schools were targeted by threats on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lionel Richie is taking a break from touring as he recovers from a heart procedure, a representative for the singer confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday. Richie underwent a common procedure for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, and the “docto...
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The first full day of fall on Wednesday brings plenty of sunshine and pleasant temperatures across much of Minnesota before rain chances return Thursday....
