Crime
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'Goon Squad' cops sentenced for torturing 2 Black men
Speed Read The former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty last year
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Stakeknife: the killer who spied for Britain
Talking Point The investigation into the IRA double agent has taken seven years and cost £40m
By The Week UK Published
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Michigan shooter's dad guilty of manslaughter
speed read James Crumbley failed to prevent his son from killing four students at Oxford High School in 2021
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is animal cruelty getting worse?
Today's big question A new report has revealed a sickening trend of catapult animal killings shared on WhatsApp, and incidence of harming pets is rising
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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'Warriors' vs 'guardians': the pitfalls of police recruit training in the US
IN DEPTH American police training fails to keep pace with the increasingly complex realities that today's officers face
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Why are kidnappings in Nigeria on the rise again?
Today's Big Question Hundreds of children and displaced people are missing as kidnap-for-ransom 'bandits' return
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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The #MeToo movements around the world
The Explainer French men have been sharing stories of abuse in the latest calling out of sexual assault and harassment
By The Week Staff Published
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Inside the world of extreme body modification
Under the radar 'Mastermind' of British group to be sentenced this week in connection with 'bizarre and growing' practice of removing genitals
By The Week UK Published
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Can the Met Police heal its relationship with the Black community?
In depth Police chiefs accused of not doing enough to address reported institutional racism
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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What is the new definition of extremism?
Today's Big Question Michael Gove on a mission to 'push for more stringent measures to tackle extremism in the UK'
By The Week UK Published
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Haiti's mass jailbreak: what do gang leaders want?
Today's Big Question Gangs hope violence will bring down Prime Minister Ariel Henry amid a growing security and economic 'nightmare'
By The Week UK Published
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The Red Army Faction: German fugitive arrested after decades on run
In the Spotlight Police reward and TV appeal leads to capture of Daniela Klette, now 65
By The Week UK Published
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Chile revisits the mysterious death of poet Pablo Neruda
Under the radar Pinochet critic died days after military coup in 1973 and traces of deadly toxin have since been found in his remains
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Shooting at Chiefs victory rally kills 1, injures 21
Speed Read Gunfire broke out at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade in Missouri
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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