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Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison

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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's once-devoted lawyer and all-around fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after telling a federal judge that his "blind loyalty" to his boss led him to cover up Trump's "dirty deeds."
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Group proposes changes in training police to handle sex assault cases

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Gov. Dayton ordered the police board to draft improved training and investigation guidelines for handling of sexual assaults in the wake of a Star Tribune series documenting chronic breakdowns in rape investigations.
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Minneapolis-based Bite Squad sold for more than $321 million

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The Metropolitan Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a contract to install barriers in buses intended to protect drivers from assaults. DAVID JOL
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Display of raw power turns southern Minnesota horses into viral video stars

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Two Belgian horses pull semi up icy Minnesota driveway

01:24Prince and Molly, two Belgian draft horses, pulled a semi up the steep, icy driveway of Lizzie and Jacob Hershberger's home in Canton, Minn.

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