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Minneapolis City Council unanimously passes gun control ordinance

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The Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed a gun control ordinance on Thursday, which includes a ban on assault-style weapons, large-capacity magazines, ghost guns and would restrict firearms in some public places.  The measure’s future is unclear, however, because state preemption laws prevent cities from creating their own gun ordinances. A spokesperson for Mayor Jacob Frey says he is supportive, and the ordinance now heads to his desk. The City Council heard from the public about the measure earlier this week.  “Weapons of war do not belong in our neighborhoods.

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And today, Minneapolis is saying: enough,” said Council member Aurin Chowdhury, the ordinance’s lead author. “This harm has touched every corner of our city – from the north side to the south side. With this action, we say to every impacted community member: we stand with you in your grief, and we will do everything in our power to end this violence.” Earlier this week, Minnesota state senators passed a gun control bill along party lines, though it’s unlikely the legislation would pass the divided Minnesota House. The St. Paul City Council passed a similar ordinance last fall. Soon after passage, the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus challenged the capital city in court. Rob Doar, general counsel for the caucus, said they’re still in litigation.  As for Minneapolis, Doar said he would be watching the final language of the ordinance closely and expects to file a lawsuit.  “We have a significant number of members who are in Minneapolis who would be affected by this ordinance, and there seems to be a disconnect about ability to enforce versus ability to pass,” Doar said. “The state statute doesn’t preempt enforcement; it preempts their authority to even pass this ordinance.”

Source: Minneapolis City Council unanimously passes gun control ordinance – CBS Minnesota

But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.
Luke 6:27-28

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Over 30 cars reportedly damaged in Minneapolis in 8-hour span, police say

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Minneapolis police are investigating after they said at least 31 cars were reportedly damaged on the city’s south side within eight hours on Monday morning. Officials said the following incidents were reported to police between 1:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.:

  • Two vehicles were damaged on the 4600 block of 17th Avenue South at 1:34 a.m.
  • One vehicle was damaged on the 4900 block of 35th Avenue South at 2:12 a.m.
  • Fourteen vehicles were damaged on the 5700 block of 24th Avenue South at 4:18 a.m.
  • One vehicle was damaged on the 5400 block of 27th Avenue South at 6:23 a.m.
  • Five vehicles were damaged on the 5600 block of 25th Avenue South at 6:52 a.m.
  • One vehicle was damaged in the area of Hiawatha Avenue and 42nd Street East at 7:16 a.m.
  • Three vehicles were damaged on the 4400 block of Snelling Avenue at 7:49 a.m.
  • At least one vehicle was damaged on the 5000 block of 30th Avenue South at 9:01 a.m.
  • Three vehicles were damaged on the 5700 block of 20th Avenue South at 9:16 a.m.

As of Monday night, no arrests have been made.

Source: Over 30 cars reportedly damaged in Minneapolis in 8-hour span, police say – CBS Minnesota

This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’
Acts 4:11

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FBI raids nearly two dozen Minnesota child care centers in fraud probe, including ‘Quality Learing Center’

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The FBI raided 22 childcare centers in Minnesota Tuesday morning as part of a wide-ranging investigation of social services fraud. Unlike this past winter’s Operation Metro Surge, the raids were not focused on immigration enforcement, but reportedly on prominent businesses tied to the Somali-American community. “Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” a Justice Department official told The Post.

The targets included the Quality Learning Center — a Minneapolis day care that infamously misspelled the word “Learning” in its signage. President Trump announced a “war on fraud” in his February State of the Union address and put Vice President JD Vance in charge of a task force leading the effort.

Source: FBI raids nearly two dozen Minnesota child care centers in fraud probe, including ‘Quality Learing Center’

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 3:20

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Minneapolis man dies days after being assaulted by his neighbor, police say

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A man in his 70s died days after his neighbor assaulted him inside a Minneapolis apartment building last week, according to police. Officers were called to the apartment building at 314 Hennepin Avenue around 6 p.m. on April 5. Responders arrived to find the victim, a 71-year-old man, unresponsive near the elevators on the 15th floor. Charges say the victim was not breathing, did not have a pulse, had blood coming from both ears and had lost control of his bodily functions, all of which are “evidence consistent with significant head trauma.” Emergency medical services performed life-saving measures and the victim regained a pulse before he was transported to Hennepin Healthcare.

Survelliance footage allegedly shows the victim holding a laundry basket while arguing with the suspect, a 61-year-old man who alos resided in the building. The other man attempted to walk around the victim to get in the elevator when the victim nudged him with his laundry basket. Charges say that’s when the suspect punched the victim on the left side of his face with a closed fist. The victim immediately dropped his laundry basket and fell to the ground before the suspect rode the elevator down to the first-floor lobby, according to the complaint. A security guard at the apartment told police that the two men had an “ongoing feud,” charges say. The guard says they were at the lobby desk when the suspect came out of the elevator and said he “knocked that motherf***** out.” Police arrested the suspect, who told investigators he punched the victim after he would not let him into the elevator, charges say, adding that the two used to be friends but “their relationship soured.” The Minneapolis Police Department says it was notified on Tuesday that the victim had died at the hospital.

Source: Minneapolis man dies days after being assaulted by his neighbor, police say – CBS Minnesota

For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth.
Job 19:25

Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for killing ex-girlfriend minutes after she posted about him online, HCAO says

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A jury convicted David Wright, 51, of first-degree murder on Wednesday for killing his ex-girlfriend Mariah Samuels in Minneapolis minutes after she wrote on Facebook that he threatened her family and damaged her car, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said. Wright was charged with first-degree premeditated murder, first-degree murder, second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm. The first-degree premeditated murder conviction means Wright will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the attorney’s office said.

He will be sentenced on Friday at 10 a.m. “We are happy with the results that justice was served today. While it will not bring back my sister, we will always honor her and keep her spirit alive,” said Salina Owens, Samuels’ sister. He had dated 34-year-old Samuels for a few months before she broke up with him, Samuels’ family said. She had a restraining order against him and had also posted a video online that she said showed him hitting her several times.  She was shot just feet from her front door on North 14th and Russell avenues in the Willard-Hay neighborhood, according to the criminal complaint.

Source: Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for killing ex-girlfriend minutes after she posted about him online, HCAO says – CBS Minnesota

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
John 15:13

Spring Lake Park schools closed Monday after suspected ransomware attack

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Classes are canceled in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, on Monday after the school said it suffered a “suspected ransomware incident.” According to Spring Lake Park schools, an “outside actor” gained access to some of the district’s systems and staff down the systems in order to prevent the actor from accessing more information. All child care, community education programs and after school activities are canceled Monday due to the technology outage.  “We have been working with third-party cybersecurity experts and law enforcement today and will continue throughout the night,” Spring Lake Park Schools said in a statement on its website. The district will provide an update Monday, the statement said. More from CBS News

Source: Spring Lake Park schools closed Monday after suspected ransomware attack – CBS Minnesota

Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
Psalm 105:4

Explosions in Northeast Minneapolis railyard under investigation

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No one was injured Saturday morning when explosions were reported to have come from a Northeast Minneapolis railyard.

Source: Explosions in Northeast Minneapolis railyard under investigation – KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:14

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Messy homes are ruining Americans’ free time: survey

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Mass murder trial in El Salvador for almost 500 alleged MS-13 members

Nearly 490 alleged members of the powerful Central American gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), including several alleged leaders, went on trial collectively in El Salvador on Monday, accused of thousands of murders. El Salvador is conducting mass trials of thousands of suspected gang members, many of whom have spent years in prison without charge or visiting…

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Redwood City police warn neighborhood of “aggressive” coyotes

Police in Redwood City issued a warning to residents of a neighborhood Monday morning, after coyotes were spotted in the area. Around 9:50 a.m., police said they were responding to an incident involving “aggressive coyotes” in the Redwood Shores neighborhood. According to officers, the animals were seen on the 1000 block of Rockport Avenue and…

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Justice Behind Closed Doors in Massachusetts

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1 dead after small plane crashes into Florida yard

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Rep. Luna said it is time to “take out the trash” as congressmen resign due to accusations

Declaring its time “to take out the trash,” Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna said there needs to be a continued reckoning through the halls of Congress, past the resignations of Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell and Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales. “Look, I think that a lot of these members were by their own admission, guilty of…

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