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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Bayer's appeal taking aim at thousands of lawsuits targeting its top-selling Roundup weed killer for causing cancer.

The high court agreed Friday to hear Bayer's challenge to a $1.25 million Missouri jury verdict against the company's Monsanto unit over Roundup on the ground some of the claims were preempted by federal law.

The company already has paid more than $10 billion in verdicts and settlements and has set aside another $6 billion to deal with the litigation.

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A judge in Minnesota ruled Friday that federal officers in the Minneapolis area participating in its largest recent U.S.

immigration enforcement operation cannot detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who are not obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents.

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District Judge Kate Menendez's ruling addresses a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists.

The six are among the thousands who have been observing the activities of ICE, enforcing the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis-St.

Paul area since last month.

The Department of Justice is investigating both Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry over an alleged conspiracy to impede a federal immigration agent.