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Articles of impeachment; a sad day for American democracy

9 Dec 2019
If the news filtering out on this Monday night is correct, then at least two articles of impeachment will be announced on Tuesday against Donald Trump. What a sad day…
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What if Trump has been a Russian stooge for decades?

10 Jul 2018
New York Magazine unravels a tale that should make all Americans shudder, no matter what they think of the current president. Suppose we are currently making the same mistake we…
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Now that’s low: Purse stolen from 93-year-old woman

18 Dec 2015
The Liverpool Echo has the story. Police have released a CCTV image after a purse was stolen from a 93-year-old woman inSt John’s shopping centre. Mary Johnson had her bag…
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$4-million. Gone. Just like that.

2 Mar 2015
Reuters explains. Three armed men are on the run after they allegedly stole $4 million worth of gold from a tractor-trailer rig carrying a shipment along Interstate 95 in eastern…

He tried to rob a HOTEL. His “weapon?” A stick.

18 Feb 2015
Suffice to say this guy wanted to take the phrase "stick up" to a new level. The Manchester Evening News reports that he failed. A blundering robber tried to hold…
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He moved into the neighborhood and went on a robbery spree

26 Jan 2015
That is not nice. Not nice at all. The Liverpool Echo explains. A Slovakian criminal who burgled 19 homes within months of moving to England was jailed. Robert Slepcik, 22,…

Father dead, son arrested

5 Jan 2015
Reuters has the details. Thomas Gilbert, 70, founder of the Wainscott Capital Partners Fund, was found shot once in the head Sunday afternoon in the bedroom of his Manhattan apartment,…

If I told you that a man who once portrayed McGruff the Crime Dog was busted for pot…

8 Feb 20147 Feb 2014
...would you believe me? The Associated Press says the guy apparently wanted to take a bite out of a real crime. A Houston man who once portrayed McGruff the Crime…
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The U.S. has more guns, but Russia has more gun-related deaths

22 Sep 2013
NPR takes a look at how arguments between the U.S. and Russia about guns can be looked at in various ways. And depending upon which "facts" you use, a different…

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