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U of M officials meet with pro-Palestinian protest organizers; buildings closed a 3rd day
Protest organizers met with university leaders on Wednesday morning to discuss their demands. Interim University President Jeff Ettinger spoke with reporters after the meeting and said the conversation was “constructive.”
Sentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group
A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses remorse and has been cooperating with authorities will have to wait to learn how much prison time he faces.
Kepler lifts Twins over White Sox 6-5 for team's first 9-game win streak in 16 years
Max Kepler drove in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning for the second straight game, this time hitting a sacrifice fly, and the Minnesota Twins won their ninth in a row, 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. 
When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spotty
Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got.
How some faculty members are defending student protesters, in actions and in words
The protests sweeping college campuses don't just involve students. Professors are increasingly pushing back against university administrations they see as infringing on students' free speech rights.
Republicans in Congress are trying to reshape election maps by excluding noncitizens
There's growing support from Republicans in Congress for excluding non-U.S. citizens from a special census count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."