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Son will 'take responsibility' for fatal crash in Mpls., Mom says

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The teen's mother said she had "no idea" what her son was doing the night he fled capture, caused deadly wreck.

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FILE -- Judge Brett Kavanaugh, president Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, appears at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had an extended phone conversation with President Trump, who was in New York Monday. — Evan Vucci, Associated Press

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The White House delayed until at least Thursday a decision on the fate of Rod Rosenstein, the Justice Department official overseeing the Trump-Russia investigation, following chaotic hours of breathless and sometimes conflicting reports anticipating his imminent departure.

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Legendary Twin Cities journalist Barbara Flanagan dies at 94

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Cook says Vikings aren't in panic mode

03:16After being held out because of a hamstring injury, running back Dalvin Cook says he's feeling good and believes there's a good chance he'll play against the Rams.