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Sadistic Online Gangs Pose ‘Unprecedented Risk’ to Teens, Says UK NCA
Sadistic online groups are recruiting teenagers in Britain, according to the National Crime Agency, which warned that young men were being targeted with misogynistic material.The New York Times - 8h -
Online Harm Groups Pose ‘Unprecedented Risk’ to Teens, Says U.K. Crime Agency
Sadistic online gangs are recruiting teenagers in Britain, according to the National Crime Agency, which warned that young men were being targeted with misogynistic material.The New York Times - 10h -
Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals
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Swedish companies join forces to steer children away from gang crime
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8 alleged "GoodFellas" gang members, associates charged with violent crimes
The Department of Justice referred to the "GoodFellas" as a "violent gang" that recruits from the Atlanta area.CBS News - Mar. 14 -
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What is Tren de Aragua, Venezuelan gang targeted by Trump for deportations?
Tren de Aragua, commonly known as TdA, is the Venezuelan gang targeted by President Trump in recent mass deportations. On Saturday, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, the first time it’s ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
A&M's Williams addresses 'dangerous' online hate
Texas A&M guard Jace Carter says he has been the target of death threats and racial slurs on social media this season.ESPN - 3d -
AI is turbocharging organized crime, E.U. police agency warns
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The European Union’s law enforcement agency cautioned Tuesday that artificial intelligence is turbocharging organized crime that is eroding the foundations of societies ...NBC News - Mar. 18 -
Teens charged with murder in fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist captured on video
Police say a 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder in a fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist heading to work in Albuquerque that was captured on video from inside the stolen carABC News - Mar. 18 -
Courts failing children of divorcees, says lawyer
Shalaleh Barlow says legal rulings on "alienating behaviour" take too long and are harming children.BBC News - Mar. 14 -
Lawyers say some deported by ICE weren't gang members, were targeted for tattoos
In several sworn declarations, attorneys and relatives have pushed back on the Trump administration's deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.ABC News - 4d -
China executed four Canadians for drug crimes, says Ottawa
The Chinese embassy in Canada said evidence for the Canadians' crimes was "solid and sufficient".BBC News - 5d -
Norwegian files complaint after ChatGPT falsely said he had murdered his children
Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who has never been accused of or convicted of a crime, says chatbot’s response to prompt was defamatory. A Norwegian man has filed a complaint against the company behind ...The Guardian - 4d -
More law enforcement agencies stop reselling guns to prevent use in crimes
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Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page
Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but that suggested links to autism.The New York Times - 3d -
Police arrest teen and seize guns after online threats to 'shoot up school'
A Florida teenager was arrested and charged Sunday in connection with what police called online threats to "shoot up" a high school, before seizing a collection of guns and protective vests.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Gene Hackman's children not named in actor's $80m will
The legendary actor's three children may still have a claim to his fortune under state laws, legal experts say.BBC News - Mar. 15 -
Vehicle hits 4 children in Japan and the driver is arrested
Officials say a vehicle struck and injured four children riding bicycles on a street in central JapanABC News - 1d -
John Mulaney Says His New Show Is Netflix’s Mistake
The comedian said Netflix “picked up this show by accident. They thought that it was a true-crime documentary because I look like a disappeared boy.”The New York Times - Mar. 13 -
Teen son of ex-Yankees star Brett Gardner didn't die by asphyxia, Costa Rica officials now say
Costa Rica officials reversed a preliminary cause of death for the teen son of former New York Yankees star Brett Gardner, saying Miller Gardner did not die by asphyxia after eating something that ...NBC News - 5h -
Yasuke Commits "Hate Crime To Parkour" In Assassin's Creed Shadows, Say Experts
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'Deli Boys' is a quirky and smartly written crime comedy
Hulu's comedy centers on a pair of brothers, played by Saagar Shaikh and Asif Ali, who learn their father ran a drug ring and are sucked into a criminal underworld.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 5 -
Criminals use AI in ‘proxy’ attacks for hostile powers, warns Europol
EU police agency says organised crime rings use artificial intelligence to amplify their ‘speed, reach, and sophistication’Financial Times - Mar. 18 -
NFL free agency: Realistic Browns targets still left on the open market
The Browns have had a slow start to NFL free agency, but here are some remaining targets that could get the job doneYahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Trump Officials Say Deportees Were Gang Members. Few Details Were Disclosed.
Families and immigration lawyers argue not all of the deportees sent to a prison in El Salvador over the weekend had ties to gangs.The New York Times - 6d -
LA Crips leader who feds say posed as anti-gang activist arrested
The U.S. Attorney's Office has announced several federal charges against a Los Angeles Crips gang leader, including racketeering.CBS News - 5d -
Former betting boss says online slot machines need to be slowed down
Stewart Kenny thinks plans to limit stakes for online slots don’t go far enough and games must be slowed down.BBC News - Mar. 17 -
Teen of former Yankees star apparently died by asphyxiation after eating, Costa Rica officials say
Miller Gardner, the teen son of ex-Yankees star Brett Gardner appears to have died by asphyxiation after possibly getting sick from eating something during a family vacation in Costa Rica, ...NBC News - 1d -
Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say
After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s largely unregulated homeschooling system could allow abusive parents to ...NBC News - Mar. 13 -
Fentanyl exposure among U.S. children spiked over the past decade: Study
The majority of fentanyl exposure cases among teens was characterized as intentional misuse or abuse, according to the study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Trump says he's ending Secret Service protection for Biden's adult children
President Donald Trump said Monday he was ending “immediately” the Secret Service protection details assigned to Joe Biden’s adult children, which the former president had extended for six months ...ABC News - Mar. 17 -
Aid group in Haiti temporarily shutters hospital after gangs attack convoy evacuating medical staff
Doctors Without Borders says that four of its vehicles came under fire while they evacuated staff from a hospital in Haiti’s capital as gang violence surgesABC News - Mar. 17 -
Elder Scrolls Online's Longest-Running Issue Is The Target Of A New Play Test, But It's Just A First Step
When The Elder Scrolls Online first launched in 2014, one of its biggest selling points was Cyrodiil: the MMORPG's large scale, open-world PvP zone where hundreds of players across the game's ...GameSpot - 6d -
12-year-old accused of hate crime after 2 Muslim students attacked at Connecticut school
A 12-year-old Connecticut student who police say assaulted two of her Muslim classmates has been accused of a hate crime in the attack.NBC News - 3d -
L.A. gang leader posed as activist and music mogul while running deadly ‘mafia-like’ racket, feds say
A reputed Los Angeles gang leader passed himself off as a community activist while running a “mafia-like organization" and committing a number of offenses, including the murder of an aspiring ...NBC News - 6d -
5 children killed and 2 others are missing after a dam collapses in Zimbabwe dam
Officials in Zimbabwe say five children were killed after a dam collapsed in eastern ZimbabweABC News - Mar. 13 -
Bengals free-agent target set to visit another team
A Bengals target has decided to visit elsewhere in free agency.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
A roadside bomb in Mogadishu targeted the president's convoy, Somalian government says
The Somalian government says a roadside bomb has exploded near the presidential palace and the attack by a militant group targeted the president's convoyABC News - 6d
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