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Minn. Man Found Guilty of Shooting Black Lives Matter Activists During Protest
A Minnesota man charged with felony first-degree assault and riot charges in the November 2015 shooting of five people at a Black Lives Matter protest was convicted by a jury Wednesday. The Star-Tribune reports that the jury deliberated for seven hours before finding Allen “Lance” Scarsella, 24, guilty on all counts following two weeks of…
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Minn. Woman Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Another Woman for Speaking Swahili
A Minnesota woman has taken a plea deal and pleaded guilty to assaulting another woman in a restaurant just because that woman was speaking Swahili, the Associated Press reports. In October 2015, Jodie Burchard-Risch smashed her glass beer mug in Asma Jama’s face while at an Applebee’s in Coon Rapids, Minn., injuring Jama. According to…
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Minn. Man Accused of Beating 7-Month-Old to Death After Discovering He Wasn't the Father
A Minnesota man is facing two counts of second-degree murder—and up to 30 years in prison if convicted—after prosecutors say he beat an infant to death after discovering that he was not the biological father of the child, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, staff at a day care center first began noticing…
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Report: Prince Died From Opioid Overdose
Autopsy reports show that Prince died from an opioid overdose, according to a law-enforcement official who spoke with the Associated Press. Since news of Prince’s death surfaced, so have rumors claiming that the 57-year-old singer suffered from an addiction to pain medication. According to the official, who is reported to be close to the investigation…
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Head of Minneapolis Police Union: ‘Black Lives Matter Is a Terrorist Organization’
Moments after it was announced that police officers involved in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark would not face federal charges, the president of the Minneapolis police union spoke out against the Black Lives Matter movement, calling it a “terrorist organization.” Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, Lt. Bob Kroll criticized Minneapolis Mayor Betsy…