Tag: crime stories
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The 2020 murder of Vera Pekhteleva, by her ex-boyfriend, was so gruesome that even in Russia, where violence against women often goes under the radar, it caused a media outcry.… more ›
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Derrière la flambée de violence qui ensanglante Marseille cet été, c’est toujours la guerre entre “Yoda” et “DZ Mafia”, deux gangs rivaux, qui est à l’oeuvre, explique la Préfète de… more ›
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The synopsis for a Fani Willis biopic would probably go something like this: In Fulton county, the first Black woman to serve as district attorney takes on an unlikely case.… more ›
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‘Phrenology’ has an old-fashioned ring to it. It sounds like it belongs in a history book, filed somewhere between bloodletting and velocipedes. We’d like to think that judging people’s worth… more ›
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In February 2019, Amos Dov Silver, a slight man in his mid-30s who often wears his shoulder-length hair in a bun, received a Telegram message inviting him to a wedding… more ›
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Peru’s anti-narcotics police have seized 58kg (127 pounds) of cocaine headed for Belgium in packages bearing Nazi symbols and imprinted with the name of Germany’s war-time leader Hitler. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/26/peruvian-police-seize-cocaine-bricks-wrapped-in-nazi-insignia more ›
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The market of art, antiquities and other cultural objects has attracted criminals, organised crime groups and terrorists to launder proceeds of crime and fund their activities. Criminals seek to exploit… more ›
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There are four key legacies of 9/11. First, it radically changed our understanding of war. Second, it launched the surveillance state and narrowed our conception of privacy. Third, it elevated… more ›
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. https://www.propublica.org/article/human-traffickers-force-victims-into-cyberscamming more ›
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The inmates of penal colony No 8, in the Tambov region 300 miles south of Moscow, rushed to their cell windows when they heard the sound of a helicopter approaching… more ›