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A dart

Police officers in Minneapolis and St. Paul are using a novel device to track potentially stolen cars without engaging in dangerous high-speed pursuits, reports CBS Minnesota. Four police and sheriff’s departments in the Twin Cities region are using StarChase, a unique tracking device that propels a dart-like cartridge from the …

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MLB players vote to end lockout and salvage season

Major League Baseball’s acrimonious lockout ended Thursday when a divided players’ association voted to accept management’s offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7. Owners approved the five-year labor contract with a 30-0 vote. MLB was expected to lift the lockout around 7 p.m. on its 99th …

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Jury picked for Michigan Governor Whitmer kidnapping plot trial

A jury was selected Tuesday for the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, extraordinary allegations of violence planned against an elected official that led the presiding judge to advise: “This isn’t your average criminal case.” Opening statements were scheduled for Wednesday …

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