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Leaders of African Separatist Movement Indicted in Minnesota

Insurgents seeking to form a new nation for English speakers in Cameroon were led by men living in Minnesota, federal prosecutors said on Friday.

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Joseph H. Thompson, the acting U.S. attorney in Minnesota, at a news conference late last month. “Minnesota is not a launchpad for overseas violence,” he said in a statement on Friday about the indictment.
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New Congressional Map Clears First Hurdle in Missouri

A legislative committee took a first step to redraw the state’s congressional map in a Republican effort to gain a new seat.

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Missouri Democrats listened as State Representative Dirk Deaton, a Republican, spoke during a committee hearing on redistricting on Thursday.
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What Motivated the Minneapolis Church Shooter? We May Never Know.

Investigators combing through piles of evidence from an attack on a Minneapolis church cautioned that these kinds of shooters often leave more questions than answers.

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Ben Rasmussen embraced his daughter, Jemma, at a vigil honoring the victims of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota’s Democratic Party Revokes Endorsement of Mayoral Candidate

State Democratic officials withdrew the endorsement of a Minneapolis mayoral candidate who has drawn comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayoral hopeful.

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State Sen. Omar Fateh, who has served in the legislature since 2021, is running for mayor of Minneapolis.
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