Crime
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The mystery of France's 'needle attacks' on women
In the Spotlight Nearly 150 women reported being spiked with needles at France's open-air music festival
By Genevieve Bates Published
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7 charged in LA for 'largest jewelry heist in US history'
Speed Read The purported thieves stole an estimated $100 million worth of items
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Britain's grooming gangs scandal, explained
The Explainer Government makes an about-turn on a national inquiry into child sexual abuse carried out by gangs
By The Week UK Last updated
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Will the new grooming gangs inquiry achieve anything?
Today's Big Question Critics point to a previous inquiry's still-unfulfilled list of recommendations
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Crime: Why murder rates are plummeting
Feature Despite public fears, murder rates have dropped nationwide for the third year in a row
By The Week US Published
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Why Syrian antiquities are flooding Facebook Marketplace
Under The Radar Looting of ancient treasures has surged since the fall of Assad, and finds a quick market online
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Weinstein convicted of sex crime in retrial
Speed Read The New York jury delivered a mixed and partial verdict at the disgraced Hollywood producer's retrial
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'King of the Hill' actor shot dead outside home
speed read Jonathan Joss was fatally shot by a neighbor who was 'yelling violent homophobic slurs,' says his husband
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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DOJ, Boulder police outline attacker's confession
speed read Mohamed Sabry Soliman planned the attack for a year and 'wanted them all to die'
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Assailant burns Jewish pedestrians in Boulder
speed read Eight people from the Jewish group were hospitalized after a man threw Molotov cocktails in a 'targeted act of violence'
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Driver rams van into crowd at Liverpool FC parade
speed read 27 people were hospitalized following the attack
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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2 Israel Embassy staff shot dead at DC Jewish museum
speed read The suspected gunman chanted 'free, free Palestine'
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Bombing of fertility clinic blamed on 'antinatalist'
speed read A car bombing injured four people and damaged a fertility clinic and nearby buildings in Palm Springs, California
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The Sycamore Gap: justice but no answers
In The Spotlight 'Damning' evidence convicted Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, but why they felled the historic tree remains a mystery
By The Week UK Published
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