Crime
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The 10 most infamous abductions in modern historyin depth The taking of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, is the latest in a long string of high-profile kidnappings
By David Faris Last updated
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The Epstein files: glimpses of a deeply disturbing worldIn the Spotlight Trove of released documents paint a picture of depravity and privilege in which men hold the cards, and women are powerless or peripheral
By The Week UK Published
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Maxwell pleads 5th, offers Epstein answers for pardonSpeed Read She offered to talk only if she first received a pardon from President Donald Trump
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Hong Kong jails democracy advocate Jimmy LaiSpeed Read The former media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in prison
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Ex-Illinois deputy gets 20 years for Massey murderSpeed Read Sean Grayson was sentenced for the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Why have homicide rates reportedly plummeted in the last year?Today’s Big Question There could be more to the story than politics
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How the ‘British FBI’ will workThe Explainer New National Police Service to focus on fighting terrorism, fraud and organised crime, freeing up local forces to tackle everyday offences
By The Week UK Published
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Demands for accountability mount in Alex Pretti killingSpeed Read Pretti was shot numerous times by an ICE agent in Minneapolis
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Death in Minneapolis: a shooting dividing the USIn the Spotlight Federal response to Renee Good’s shooting suggest priority is ‘vilifying Trump’s perceived enemies rather than informing the public’
By The Week UK Published
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FBI bars Minnesota from ICE killing investigationSpeed Read The FBI had initially agreed to work with local officials
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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ICE kills woman during Minneapolis protestSpeed Read The 37-year-old woman appeared to be driving away when she was shot
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Campus security is in the public eye again after the Brown shootingTalking Points Questions surround a federal law called the Clery Act
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How the Bondi massacre unfoldedIn Depth Deadly terrorist attack during Hanukkah celebration in Sydney prompts review of Australia’s gun control laws and reckoning over global rise in antisemitism
By The Week UK Published
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Sole suspect in Brown, MIT shootings found deadSpeed Read The mass shooting suspect, a former Brown grad student, died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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