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Social Issues

ICE quietly relaxes ban on using stun guns on jailed detainees

ICE quietly relaxes ban on using stun guns on jailed detainees

When a Sherburne County Sheriff's deputy used a stun gun on a detained immigrant in 2007, he did not break jail rules. But the deputy appeared to violate standards set by the federal immigration officials for the treatment of detainees.
by Sasha Aslanian

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News Cut: Multiple suicides plague some area schools

A 17-year Woodbury High School student killed himself yesterday, the second student suicide there in the last month. A 9th grader in Mounds View killed herself at her home last weekend. She wasn't the first student in the district this year to take her own life, either.

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News Cut: Multiple suicides plague some area schools

A 17-year Woodbury High School student killed himself yesterday, the second student suicide there in the last month. A 9th grader in Mounds View killed herself at her home last weekend. She wasn't the first student in the district this year to take her own life, either.

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Divorce after a long marriage

Divorce after a long marriage

Al and Tipper Gore's divorce announcement surprised and saddened many, but their 40-year marriage was still considered an accomplishment and even an enigma these days.

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Court: Victims can sue ex-Somali prime minister

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a lawsuit against a former prime minister of Somalia over claims that he oversaw killings and torture in his home country.

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Why I'll wear my dog tags today

Why I'll wear my dog tags today

It's a day to cherish our lives and honor the memory of those who gave theirs.

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