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Where U.S. mass shootings happened in 2015
There have been 353 mass shootings so far this year, an average of more than one a day. Five occurred in Minnesota.
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Exploring the legal trade in at-risk wildlife
This is not the highly publicized, illicit trafficking in such goods as ivory and rhino horns. Millions of vulnerable wildlife specimens are legally admitted through U.S. customs each year.
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Explore 13 years of a payday lender's political spending
Brad Rixmann's rise to dominance in the payday lending industry has coincided with his and his family's growing political spending.
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Explore overtime pay for metro area public employees
Workers in metro county sheriff's departments top the list of county employees earning the most overtime as a percent of their total earnings.
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Explore payments made to Minnesota doctors
Total payments in 2014 to doctors licensed to practice in Minnesota, summarized by the drug or medical device company making the payment, the form of payment (cash/cash equivalent or in-kind) and the nature of the payment (i.e. consulting, travel, speaking, research).
Note: Some doctors may be listed at more than one address. This is a sub-set of Open Payments data released this week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Click the doctor's last name to reveal further details. To search for doctors in other states, visit openpayments.cms.gov
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