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Anna Delvey: Fake heiress found guilty over NY scam
Just how far can you get in the New York City socialite scene without a real fortune of your own? Incredibly far, in the case of Anna Delvey – real name Anna Sorokin – who […]
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James Byrd Jr: Killer executed for notorious hate crime
One of three men convicted in the 1998 murder of James Byrd Jr, one of modern America’s worst hate crimes, has been executed in Texas. Byrd, a black man, was beaten, chained to a truck […]
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Two teen girls arrested for ‘plotting nine murders’ in Florida
Two teenage girls have been arrested in the state of Florida for allegedly planning to murder nine people, US media report. The pair from Avon Park Middle School, both aged 14, were arrested on Wednesday […]
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Hacking ‘hero’ Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to US malware charges
A British man hailed as a hero for stopping a global cyber-attack that was threatening the NHS has pleaded guilty to US malware charges. Marcus Hutchins, 24, has pleaded guilty to two charges related to […]
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Nxivm: Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman pleads guilty in ‘sex cult’ case
US heiress Clare Bronfman has pleaded guilty to her role in an alleged sex trafficking operation. Bronfman, the 40-year-old heir to the Seagram alcohol fortune, was accused of using more than $100m (£77m) to fund […]
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David and Louise Turpin: Children forgive parents for torture
A California couple’s children have forgiven them for years of torture and starvation as the parents were sentenced to life in prison. David and Louise Turpin’s children told a court they still loved their mother […]
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Mueller report: Democrats vow to probe Trump ‘obstruction’
Democrats have vowed to continue pursuing Donald Trump over allegations he obstructed justice, following the release of a report into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. They want Robert Mueller, the man who collated the […]
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Denver schools close as FBI hunt ‘Columbine-obsessed’ woman
Schools throughout the city of Denver, Colorado have closed for the day as authorities search for an “extremely dangerous” woman. Sol Pais, 18, is reportedly obsessed with the 1999 Columbine high school massacre, in which […]
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Man charged with attempted murder after child falls from balcony
A US man has been arrested after a five-year-old sustained life-threatening injuries from being pushed or thrown off a balcony at a shopping centre. The boy tumbled two storeys from the balcony at Minnesota’s Mall […]
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US lottery winner sues son for mismanaging fortune
A 90-year-old US lottery winner is suing her son and his financial advisers for allegedly mismanaging her fortune. Gloria Mackenzie became the biggest single Powerball winner in US history when she took home the $278m […]