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What is ‘swatting,’ the ‘criminal harassment’ hoax that’s hit 3 GOP lawmakers since Christmas?

Three Republican lawmakers have been the target of “swatting” at their homes since Christmas Day, with a legal expert calling the act “criminal harassment.” “Swatting” is a crime that has become prominent in recent years, gaining more steam in the social media age when people’s addresses are easily accessible. George […]

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Wine crime: Full-bodied heists pop cork on boozy thefts

Using reconnaissance and infiltration methods worthy of blockbuster heists or painstaking counterfeit operations, a growing number of criminals are making off with liquid gold by draining wineries of their finest vintages with elaborate schemes.  Last summer, thieves in Paris pulled off a caper worthy of a big-budget Hollywood film. Bandits […]

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5 FBI controversies of 2023 that shook faith in agency

The FBI struggled to maintain its public image this year after new information appeared to contradict past investigations and a band of former federal agents blew the whistle about the bureau’s alleged abuse of American civil liberties. “From the interactions I have, it seems like conservatives either consider the FBI […]

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California retirees flocking to small Idaho town, prompting concerns about ‘liberal baggage’: ‘Wait a minute’

Retired California public employees are flocking to Idaho with their pension funds and becoming the financial “lifeblood” of at least one Idaho town, ruffling feathers with some locals who are taking issue with the “liberal baggage” of the new residents. The Los Angeles Times reported this month the town of […]

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