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Ex-officer Thomas Lane sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane to 2 1⁄2 years in prison in the federal civil rights case linked to the 2020 killing of George Floyd.

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Review: Dave Chappelle's superstar status doesn't justify superhigh prices

MINNEAPOLIS — Reasonable minds can differ on whether or not Dave Chappelle's act is unnecessarily cruel. But here's something we should all agree on: It's getting way too expensive to experience him in person.

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Sold-out Dave Chappelle show cancelled by Minneapolis’ First Avenue after backlash: ‘We hear you’

Chappelle’s 2021 special ‘The Closer’ was criticised over alleged ‘transphobic’ jokes

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Dave Chappelle show cancelled last minute after backlash over transphobia controversy

Dave Chappelle was due to take to the stage at a venue in Minneapolis, but the event organisers have since announced the performance will not go ahead after intense furore over the decision

Daily Mirror

Ex-cop Thomas Lane faces sentencing in George Floyd killing

Former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane is hoping for a sentence Thursday that could let him go free after as little as two years for his role in the killing of George Floyd

The Independent UK

Broncos could officially be bought by Walton-Penner Ownership Group on Aug. 9

Pending approval by the NFL’s Finance Committee, the Walton-Penner Ownership Group’s will have their purchase of the Broncos finalized Aug. 9 in Minneapolis, according to a league source.

The Denver Post

Minneapolis police release body camera footage from shooting during standoff

MINNEAPOLIS — Police body camera footage released Wednesday shows a chaotic scene in which Minneapolis officers rescue a mother and her two young children as Andrew Tekle Sundberg fires a gun repeatedly from inside his apartment last week, but the video fails to show clearly the final moment, about six…

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Police video doesn't show if man held gun before he was shot

Police have released body-camera video from a six-hour standoff that ended with officers fatally shooting a Black Minneapolis man, but the images did not show whether he was holding a gun or threatening officers

The Independent UK

New Minnesota stadium with vocal home end can give Everton a glimpse into Bramley-Moore Dock future

Chris Beesley finds out what the second leg of the pre-season trip to the USA offers Everton fans ahead of their game in Minnesota

Liverpool Echo

Supreme Court abortion ruling brings attention to Minneapolis women's health startup

For years, Joe Connolly watched his mother, aunt and grandmother struggle with a series of health problems.

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Minneapolis-published Ada Limón is named US Poet Laureate

The Guggenheim fellow has published four books of poetry with Minneapolis' Milkweed Editions.

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Can highway engineer detain trucks on road? US Supreme Court asked to review Minnesota case

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to consider a case out of rural Minnesota that has the potential to shield all government officials — not just police — from being sued for acts such as detaining citizens.

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Everton could be set for new takeover clue as game of intrigue unfolds in USA

A few weeks ago there appeared a possibility Minneapolis, where Everton's players are currently based, could have been the city of the club's new owners. Everton's match tonight in neighbouring St Paul could be a test over whether any interest remains

Liverpool Echo

Deadly Minneapolis police standoff revives racial concerns

The shooting of a young Black man whose family says he was experiencing a mental health crisis has revived some activists’ mistrust of Minneapolis’ troubled police department and their perception that officers go to greater lengths to capture white suspects alive

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Lane, ex-cop convicted in Floyd killing, set to be sentenced

A judge has scheduled sentencing this week for a former Minneapolis police officer convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights

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Ex-officer Thomas Lane to be sentenced Thursday for violating George Floyd's civil rights

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge will sentence former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane on Thursday in the federal civil rights case linked to the 2020 killing of George Floyd.

The Independent UK

‘Not a George Floyd Situation’: Minneapolis mother confronts BLM protesters after recent police killing

‘My kids have to deal with this and probably have a mental illness now because they almost lost their lives’, mother says

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Temperatures across Minnesota could reach 100 as prolonged heat spell begins

MINNEAPOLIS — The heat is on in the Twin Cities and much of Minnesota where thermometers will flirt with 100 degrees Monday and the hot streak is expected to continue through the rest of the month.

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How a Minneapolis bartender became the best in America

Jessi Pollak of Spoon and Stable talks about training, seances and staying true to herself.

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Monkeypox adds to the stakes for University of Minnesota special pathogen training

MINNEAPOLIS -- Dr. Jeff Dichter has placed central venous catheters in the veins of hundreds of patients, but it was an extra challenge Wednesday when trying to do it while wearing puffy protective gowns, three pairs of gloves and a respirator on his head.

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Twins manage one hit in 11-0 blowout loss to White Sox heading into All-Star break

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins failed to enter the All-Star break on a high, dropping 11-0 to the White Sox on Sunday at Target Field.

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Jorge Polanco, Carlos Correa, Luis Arraez power Twins to 6-3 victory over White Sox

MINNEAPOLIS — After bad back-to-back losses at home to the White Sox, the Twins rebounded Saturday with a 6-3 victory.

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Twins bullpen gives up two home runs in 6-2 loss to White Sox

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins came into Friday's game with a mirror-image pair of streaks in play: They had homered in nine consecutive games, and surrendered a home run in seven in a row, each the longest such streaks of the season.

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Jim Souhan: Is Rudy Gobert the next Herschel Walker? No, and here’s why.

MINNEAPOLIS — In early July the Timberwolves, ignoring Minnesota PTSD (Player Trades Spurring Depression), traded five players and four first-round draft picks to Utah for star center Rudy Gobert.

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Federal judge ends probe into leaks of grand jury proceedings surrounding George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Friday ended his investigation into information leaked to newspapers about secret grand jury proceedings against the officers involved in George Floyd's murder.

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