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CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Menashe and Sons Jewelers to reopen Tuesday, ‘stronger than ever’ post-robbery
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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August 15, 2025
(WSB photo, Thursday) One day after the noontime smash-and-grab robbery that police say netted $2 million in merchandise in 90 seconds, Menashe and Sons Jewelers in The Junction asked us to publish this new statement with a revised reopening date:...
Hakeem among three booked for alleged rape, blackmail of women patients in Multan
Dawn
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August 15, 2025
BAHAWALPUR: Allappa police in Multan booked three persons, including a hakeem (herbalist) on Thursday, for allegedly sexually assaulting the women patients visiting his ‘clinic’, recording their videos and later blackmailing them. According to...
Alberta family’s Caribbean ‘adventure of a lifetime’ could be grounded by Air Canada strike
Global News
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August 15, 2025
Carla Levitt and Stephen Brown have been planning and saving for their trip of a lifetime for the past four years. The couple had been hoping to set out with their kids and family dog on a year-long adventure sailing the Caribbean. “We really just...
A debut crime thriller explores brotherhood and betrayal in 'Florida Palms'
WUSF - Florida
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August 15, 2025
It’s 2009, the height of the Great Recession and two friends in central Florida are fresh out of high school. With the economy in the dumps and options limited, teenagers Eddy and Cueball join a drug-running operation. That's the storyline of...
Author Mike Shepherd to Share Vietnam and SIU Experiences at Confluence Books
WSIU - Illinois
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August 15, 2025
Confluence Books in Carbondale will host author Mike Shepherd on Sunday, August 24, at 2 p.m. for a reading and discussion of his two books inspired by his time in Vietnam and at Southern Illinois University. Shepherd served as a radio reporter...
All 8 episodes of this "dark" new crime thriller with a "village cop" are streaming in the UK now
Digital Spy
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August 15, 2025
The "dark" German crime thriller Hellground is now streaming for free in the UK. Set in a quaint village, the series begins with the arrival of Fabian Lambert, a charming doctor, eager to settle into his new role. However, Dr Lambert's appearance...
Eknath Khadse’s son-in-law booked for filming woman without consent
Hindustan Times
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August 15, 2025
PUNE: Pranjal Khewalkar, son-in-law of senior NCP (SP) leader and former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse, was on Friday booked in a fresh case for allegedly photographing and filming a woman in a compromising position without her consent. On...
Deception: D.C. quietly settles lawsuit with officer who exposed crime stats manipulation
WorldNetDaily
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August 15, 2025
(Photo by Joe Kovacs) Washington, D.C., settled out of court with a former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sergeant who alleged the department’s leadership deliberately under-counted crimes, and documents involved in the case appear to...
Book review: Surrealism, Bugs Bunny, and the Blues
Freedom News
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August 15, 2025
The Chicago Surrealist Franklin Rosemont tapped the subversive energy of popular culture ~ Ryan Bunnell ~ Since its inception, Surrealism has been attractive to anarchists. Its methods and principles speak to us. In surrealism, many anarchists...
Man accused in 1985 murder of husband, wife in Georgia is the father of notorious Jacksonville killer, new book reveals
News4Jax - Florida
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August 15, 2025
CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. – As prosecutors prepare for the trial of Erik Sparre, charged with the 1985 murders of Harold and Thelma Swain, a newly published book has revealed a chilling connection involving his son and a notorious Jacksonville murder...
Farscape To The Expanse: The Best Completed Sci-Fi Series On Prime Video
Screen Rant
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August 15, 2025
Prime Video has a lot of fantastic science fiction series, and plenty of them are already finished, so you don't have to worry about waiting around for the next season. Amazon Prime Video has a massive library of TV shows, some original and some...
Police arrest 2 in romance scam, armed robbery and carjacking; APD says
WLOS - North Carolina
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Two people were arrested in connection with armed robbery and carjacking in south Asheville, according to an Asheville Police Department news release. On Thursday, August 14, around 6:17 p.m., officers responded to a...
Did Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Increase Crime or Overdoses? —Separating Short-term Spikes from Long-term Trends
Cato Institute - Washington D.C.
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August 15, 2025
Jeffrey A. Singer Earlier this month, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Charles Fain Lehman highlighted a working paper released on July 30 by criminologists (Boehme et al.) from the University of South Carolina and the University of Nebraska that...
Book Talks Why Formula 1 romances have us racing to the bookstores A closer look at the driving forces behind the latest trending book subgenre, Formula One romance novels. Books |1 hour ago
CBC/Radio-Canada
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When Nova Scotian writer Amy James first attended the Formula One (F1) Canadian Grand Prix in 2019, she brought a book with her, thinking she would be bored for most of the race. By the time they waved the checkered flag, the book had never left...
Popular detective favourite to play lead in Death in Paradise-style spin-off
Manchester Evening News
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August 15, 2025
Heartbeat star Jason Durr is among the favourites to play the lead detective in a Death in Paradise-style spin-off titled Death in Benidorm. The plot for Death in Benidorm revolves around Detective Dennis Crown, who "has swapped the chaos of the...
People are only just realising My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way’s VERY famous cousin as tour tickets go on sale today
The U.S. Sun
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August 15, 2025
MY Chemical Romance fans are only just realising one of its members has a very famous cousin. Lead vocalist Gerard Way also co-founded the popular rock band back in 2001. 4 Legendary rock band My Chemical Romance became a genre-defining...
Adventure Awaits: Dive into the Latest Bumper Kids’ Activity Book Packed with Fun and Creativity
Take a Break
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Don’t miss out on the latest issue of the Bumper Kids’ Activity Book, packed full of activities and entertainment for children! Overflowing with exciting puzzles, fascinating fun facts, colouring pages and so much more – it's the perfect companion...
Trump’s Washington crime crackdown has wokies howling while law-abiding approve – so isn’t it time we tried it here?
The Sun
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August 15, 2025
WHEN I recently landed Stateside, even my most right-on friends took me aside with hushed tones to warn which bits of town are strictly out of bounds. As a new arrival in Washington DC, I was immediately told to stay in my lane, never go to...
Romance Picks That Spark Joy and Heartbeats
NewInBooks
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August 15, 2025
15 Aug 2025 From flirty encounters to charming misunderstandings, these six novels deliver laughter and love in equal measure. Each story will leave you smiling and swooning. Perfect for feel-good reading. Outlier by Susie Tate Release Date:...
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Atmosphere’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Cullman Tribune - Alabama
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August 15, 2025
“Atmosphere” is a historical fiction novel set in the late 1970s and early 1980s during the development of NASA’s space shuttle program. I am struggling with the realization that I am old enough for my youth to be considered historical. The novel...