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Kentucky quarterback Will Levis was projected as high as the second overall pick in the NFL draft. Instead, he s heading to Round 2 still waiting for a team to buzz his phone. Not shocked 鈥?surprised, said ESPN draf
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Minneapolis city council passed 2021 budget funding that includes cutting $7.7 million from the city s police department and redirecting those funds to soci
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