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University staff ran a status check and found that the Department of Homeland Security had terminated the students' records without notifying the university.
The attorney general, secretary of state and state auditor said they would keep existing telework rules in place because they are independent offices.
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The Hennepin County Attorney’s office announced Thursday it is pausing prosecution against John Sawchak, who allegedly shot his next door neighbor last October. Sawchak, who is white, allegedly used racial slurs to harass and threaten his neighbor, Davis Moturi, who is Black.
