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Putin critic jailed for 25 years in harshest anti-war ruling yet

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Russia sentenced a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin to 25 years in prison in the harshest sentence yet handed down to an opposition activist. Vladimir Kara-Murza, 41, a persistent campaigner against Putin’s rule who has condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine, was found guilty by a Moscow court of treason and other charges for criticizing the invasion, Russian news services reported.

Police Blotter

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April 14, 2023 Miscellaneous - At 6:35 am, traffic and engineering requested an officer at the intersection of 14th and Highland in reference to work on the traffic lights and there will just be a stop sign there to let residents know what to do.
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Minnesota Court of Appeals rejects Derek Chauvin’s request for new trial in George Floyd killing

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s appeal for a new trial outside Hennepin County. The decision comes nearly three years since George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, when Chauvin knelt on the Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes.
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SpaceX scrubs Starship launch attempt delaying what would be world’s most powerful rocket

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SpaceX got the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration and looked to launch what would have been the most powerful rocket to ever blast off from Earth on a suborbital test flight today, but pressure issues scrubbed the attempt.
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Tonkawa Film Festival 2023 festival winners

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The fourth annual Tonkawa Film Festival has wrapped with this year featuring a record number of filmmakers from across the country and internationally. This year’s selections include 35 short films, including seven international films, across six different genres including drama, comedy, horror, documentary, animation and music videos.