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May 18, 2022

Minnesota

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Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies at 59 after cancer battle

February 18, 2022 Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a conservative Republican from southern Minnesota who followed his father’s footsteps into Congress, has died after a battle with kidney cancer, his wife said. He was 59. Jennifer Carnahan […]

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Juror: Kim Potter made mistake but was still responsible

January 7, 2022 The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — A member of the jury that convicted Minnesota police officer Kim Potter of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright says jurors felt she made an honest mistake when she drew her firearm […]

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SHAPIRO: The circular logic of systemic racism

April 28, 2021 Ben Shapiro

Last week, ex-police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The evidence on the murder charges was weak; the evidence on manslaughter was significantly stronger. Still, the jury took […]

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ERICKSON: Tribalism breaks our bond with truth

April 23, 2021 Erick Erickson

Daunte Wright should still be alive. The 20-year-old, killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, did not have to die. Officer Kim Potter confused her Taser and her gun, yelled, “Taser” at the […]

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SHAPIRO: The bigotry of no expectations

April 21, 2021 Ben Shapiro

We all know what’s coming. In Minneapolis, in anticipation of the jury’s verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the alleged murder of George Floyd, everything is shutting down. Minneapolis public schools announced that […]

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Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, dies at 93

April 20, 2021 The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost one of the most lopsided presidential elections after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, died Monday. He […]

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Chauvin guilty on all charges following death of George Floyd

April 20, 2021 The Associated Press

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The jury reached its verdict Tuesday after deliberating about 10 hours over two days in a […]

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Did mask hamper Chauvin’s image at murder trial?

April 19, 2021 Stephen Groves, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin removed his mask in court Monday for only the second time during his murder trial in George Floyd ‘s death. For much of the rest of the […]

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Expert says cop was justified in pinning down George Floyd

April 13, 2021 The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Officer Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground because of his frantic resistance, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Tuesday, contradicting a parade of authorities from both […]

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Courtroom technology on display in Chauvin trial

April 11, 2021 Kathleen Foody, Associated Press

CHICAGO — The foundation of the case against the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd is a mountain of video evidence, but presenting that to jurors isn’t as easy as pushing play. […]

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