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Crime
Zut Alors! French President Sarkozy’s Facebook Hacked
But this wasn’t the usual virus-laden “check out my latest pics” attack that any Facebook user knows well – Sarkozy’s hacker had a distinctly political motive.
Cocaine’s Latest Alias: Bath Salt
No longer just for enhancing bubble baths, bath salts are now being used to cover synthetic cocaine.
Thief-in-Chief: “Obama Robber” Holds Up Austrian Banks
He may have Obama’s dashing looks, but this is one presidential lookalike who chooses anarchy over diplomacy.
23 Years Later: Abducted Daughter Reunited With Parents
When 9-day-old Carlina White had a fever on August 4, 1987, her concerned parents took her to the emergency room. Twenty-three years later, just last weekend, they were reunited with their daughter for the first time since that …
Musicians Killed in Violence-Torn Mexico After Refusing to Play Encore
The music business is a hard one to crack, especially for aspiring musicians in Guadalajara, Mexico.
New York’s Biggest Mafia Bust: FBI Arrests More Than 100 Gotham Mobsters Thursday
In a scene almost straight out of the movie Goodfellas, the FBI has initiated what they’ve called “the biggest mafia round-up in New York history” Thursday morning. (via NBC New York)
Camden, N.J. Facing Harder Times With Police, Fire Layoffs
If rampant crime was one of Camden, N.J.’s most urgent issues, then things may be on the verge of becoming a whole lot worse.
Haiti’s “Baby Doc” Returns: A Look Back At the Ruthless, Lavish, Former Leader
On Jan. 16, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, Haiti’s long-time dictator, returned to his former country. Two days later, he was taken to a courthouse by police, marking a bizarre and shocking homecoming for a largely …
Wounded Fox Shoots Man. Yep. Kind of Like Man Bites Dog.
It’s the dream of every animal rights campaigner: Fox Shoots Man.
From the Highway to Hard Knocks: Chinese Man Gets Life in Prison for Evading Tolls
Too bad there’s no EZ-Pass out of jail.
Argentine Authorities Size Up Unpaid Taxes on Breast Implants
You wouldn’t think they’d go unnoticed. The taxes, that is.