College students charged in alleged 'catch a predator' plot appear in court

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  College students appear in court in case stemming from 'Catch a Predator' fad on TikTok

  WORCESTER, Mass. — Five Massachusetts college students appeared in court Thursday, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a ...
  
  NBC News - 6h
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  US woman to face shop owner murder plot charge

  Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, is due in court over matters dating back to 2019, prosecutors say.
  
  BBC News - 21h

• Alleged Clark stalker arrested, due in court Tue.

  A Texas man was arrested on a felony stalking charge in Indianapolis after allegedly sending threats and sexually violent messages to WNBA star Caitlin Clark via X.
  
  ESPN - 3d
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  Former French President Sarkozy denounces 'plot' at trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya

  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on Thursday at a Paris trial over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 ...
  
  ABC News - Jan. 9
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  'Mob' of college students attack man in 'To Catch a Predator'-like trap, police say

  Six college students in Massachusetts were accused of luring an active-duty service member whom they falsely described as a sexual predator to their campus, where a group of more than two dozen ...
  
  NBC News - Jan. 7
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  Students Charged in ‘To Catch a Predator’ TikTok Scheme

  Five students at Assumption University in Worcester, Mass., are accused of luring a man to campus, where he was chased by a group of about 25 people.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 6
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  Philippine president removes deputy from security council after alleged plot to kill him

  Vice-president Sara Duterte is facing an investigation over her alleged threat to kill Ferdinand Marcos Jr . The Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has removed his vice-president, Sara ...
  
  The Guardian - Jan. 3

• FBI disrupts alleged plot against pro-Israel U.S. group

  Authorities said the Florida man arrested in the alleged plot had three firearms, including an AR-style rifle, with him when law enforcement stopped the vehicle he was in.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 1

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  Trump's inauguration moving indoors due to weather

  Trump's inauguration will be moving indoors Monday due to the freezing weather expected in Washington, D.C.
  
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  TikTok faces a ban on Sunday, unless it cuts ties with parent company ByteDance.
  
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  Jon Husted, Ohio's lieutenant governor, tapped to replace JD Vance in Senate

  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.
  
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  WATCH: ABC News correspondents talk reporting during fires

  Matt Gutman, Kayna Whitworth and their teams have been on the front lines, covering the wildfires as both journalists and Los Angeles residents.
  
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