Crime
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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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Why Rikers Island will no longer be under New York City's control
The Explainer A 'remediation manager' has been appointed to run the infamous jail
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Kim Kardashian and the trial of the 'Grandpa Robbers'
The Explainer Reality star testified for close to five hours about night of 'terror' in Paris hotel room
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Last updated
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