Native American Women Walk Mississippi River to Raise Pollution Awareness
A group of Ojibwe and allied Native American women walk 1200 miles along the Mississippi to highlight pollution from municipalities farms and corporations. Carrying a copper water bucket they began at Lake Itasca and plan to end in Louisiana pouring clean water into the Gulf. They seek to revive reverence for water and urge public action to protect the river and its ecosystems.
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Vandal strikes Minneapolis's Temple Israel during Passover
Temple Israel in Minneapolis Uptown faced graffiti on all sides and its front columns during Passover. Senior rabbi Marcia Zimmerman said security cameras captured a vandal before midnight Tuesday. Built in 1928, the synagogue serves nearly 6000 attendees and planned to clean the graffiti by Wednesday.
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Teen to be tried as adult in Texas van crash
A Hidalgo County judge ruled 16 year old Junior Benjamin Rodriguez will be tried as an adult on nine murder counts for a crash that killed nine illegal immigrants while fleeing border agents. Bond set at 25 thousand dollars per count. The defense urged transferring to juvenile court citing age and psychology. The AP plans to appeal the order.
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Muffled closing remark on juvenile involvement in smuggling case
A defense attorney argues that the act was a chaos of the moment accident and not intentional. He asks the judge to distinguish intent from accident while describing ties to groups using juveniles to avoid harsher penalties.
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Scrap metal law overhaul eyed as thefts grow in Minnesota
State officials and police push tighter rules on scrap metal sales after reporting about 23 vehicles stolen daily. Proposals include a five day hold before crushing older undocumented cars and tracking improvements. A meeting with scrap industry leaders is planned for April 5 to curb vehicle and metal thefts.
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