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Cult leader arrested
Fugitive Minn. cult leader caught in Brazil after global manhunt
A Minnesota cult leader who has been the subject of a global manhunt was arrested Saturday in Brazil, according to Brazilian media reports. Victor A. Barnard, 53, faces 59 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a flock of young "Maidens" as part of a camp in Pine County. Updated 7:12 PM
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Jarvis Johnson's story: Life, death and basketball
Jarvis Johnson drives toward his dream, with a defibrillator in his chest and against doctors’ advice, of a fourth state championship and a maroon and gold jersey.
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Apple Valley semi driver sentenced for illegal pass, almost hitting girl
An Apple Valley semitrailer truck driver who nearly hit a young girl after illegally speeding past a school bus on the shoulder of a highway was sentenced to one year in jail, two years' probation and a $1,000 fine.
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Pulitzer winner Puts returns to Minn. Opera with high expectations
Kevin Puts won a Pulitzer for his first work for Minnesota Opera. Word on the street is “The Manchurian Candidate” is even better.
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None of those gathering water seemed perturbed by the city’s sign warning that “even though the water is tested, we cannot assure its safety at all times.”
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Can we save bison by eating them?
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Dissidents ask whether Putin was behind killing
Russian opposition leaders on Saturday accused the Kremlin of being behind the death of a towering figure of post-Soviet politics, Boris Nemtsov, as they struggled to come to grips with the highest-profile assassination of President Vladimir Putin’s 15 years in power.
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Authorities seize 15 tons of marijuana on U.S.-Mexico border
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Trip to Jordan delivers awe, friendship
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