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Now you can have a $180 burger to go with your $5K Super Bowl ticket
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (537+ words) Thor's Hammer is a 3.5-pound, shareable cheeseburger with braised bone-in beef shank, roasted mirepoix demi-glace, and Point Reyes blue cheese fondue on a flaky brioche bun If you thought a nearly $5,000 ticket was extravagant, wait until you hear about the…...
What to know about the federal charges in the protest at a Minnesota church service
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (796+ words) Two different federal laws are being used to charge people associated with the protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church earlier this month. The group that barged into a worship service that Sunday was upset that the…...
Ecuador lodges formal protest with US after ICE tries to enter Minneapolis consulate
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (644+ words) President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis triggered an international incident Tuesday after federal immigration officers tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate before staff blocked the "attempted incursion," according to the country's foreign ministry. The ministry issued a formal…...
Two federal agents fired weapons during Alex Pretti shooting: report
1+ week, 1+ day ago (209+ words) President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's going to be "watching over" the investigation into Alex Pretti's killing by a Border Patrol officer Saturday, which he called "very sad." The president was asked as he left the White House on Tuesday…...
DOJ wants Minnesota blocked from Alex Pretti evidence as judges take on Trump surge
1+ week, 2+ day ago (845+ words) State officials fight in court to preserve evidence and push for an end to Trump's "invasion' Federal judges in Minnesota could decide whether to block Homeland Security from investigating the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and pull federal officers from…...
Minnesota federal agent shooting prompts UK debate over policing tactics
1+ week, 3+ day ago (124+ words) The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti during an altercation with federal agents in Minnesota on Saturday (24 January) has sparked renewed debate over US immigration policing tactics. The shooting of Mr Pretti comes less than three weeks after an Immigration…...
Minnesota protesters bit off federal agent’s finger during protest, DHS claims
1+ week, 4+ day ago (383+ words) Tensions in Minneapolis continue to escalate after federal agents killed a second U.S. citizen Saturday A Minneapolis protester allegedly bit off a Homeland Security agent's finger on Saturday, the same day a Border Patrol officer fatally shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti,…...
Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold
1+ week, 6+ day ago (593+ words) A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state. "We really, really want I.C.E. to leave Minnesota, and they're…...
Twin Cities officials accuse ICE of targeting off-duty police officers
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (584+ words) A local police chief said officials have received "endless complaints about civil rights violations" Law enforcement leaders in Minnesota"s Twin Cities region said off-duty officers are among those who have been targeted by federal agents as they expressed wider…...
Stephen Miller claims Minneapolis police told to ‘stand down and surrender’
2+ week, 3+ day ago (382+ words) Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has claimed local and state police in Minneapolis have been told to "stand down and surrender" as anti-ICE protests continue to grip the Minnesota city. Miller, the architect behind…...