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Burned Ballots: What Happened and Why it Matters

October 28, 2024

Early Monday morning, fire consumed a ballot box in Vancouver's C-TRAN Park & Ride at Fisher’s Landing Transit Center. An unknown device attached to the ballot box ignited the fire. The damage is significant, with hundreds of ballots reduced to ashes. The last ballot pickup, at 11 a. m. on October

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Secret Files on Israel's Iran Plans Leak: Who’s to Blame?

October 22, 2024

In a twist that's causing ripples in the US government, two confidential documents about Israel's plan to attack Iran surfaced on social media. The FBI is leading the hunt for the leaker, with the Pentagon and other intelligence agencies joining the effort. These secret files, created by US defense

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The Surprising Truth Behind a Serial Killer's TV Appearance

October 22, 2024

Ever wondered how a dangerous criminal could end up as a contestant on a popular game show? Let's talk about Rodney Alcala, a man with a dark past, and his appearance on The Dating Game. Before he was on TV, Alcala had already committed serious crimes. In 1978, he was cast on the show despite being

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Hacked SEC Tweet Sends Bitcoin Prices Wild

October 18, 2024

Imagine someone sending a fake tweet that makes Bitcoin prices shoot up by over $1, 000 in an instant. That's what happened when a 25-year-old Alabama resident named Eric Council Jr. hacked into the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Twitter account. He posed as the SEC Chair Gary Gensler an

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Bitcoin Boom: Alabaman Man Charged in SEC Hack

October 18, 2024

In a recent event, a 25-year-old man from Alabama was arrested and charged for his alleged role in a hack that targeted the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) X account in early January. The hack, which occurred just before the SEC was due to announce its decision on spot-Bitcoin excha

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Crime Stats Revised: Violent Crime on the Rise

October 17, 2024

Recently, the FBI quietly updated their crime statistics for 2022, revealing a surprising increase in violent crime across the United States. Instead of a previously reported 2.1% drop, the new data shows a 4.5% rise in violent crimes like murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults. This cha

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Finding Out Remy's Fate on FBI: Most Wanted

October 17, 2024

In the Season 6 premiere of "FBI: Most Wanted," Remy, the Supervisory Special Agent, was in rough shape both mentally and physically after a tough case. Fans were worried about his health, but the showrunner cleared the air. Remy's comment about "getting too old for this" was just a moment of vulner

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Crime Drops, But Politics Plays with Numbers

October 12, 2024

The FBI's latest crime report shows that both violent and property crime in the U.S. decreased in 2023. This is a continuation of a downward trend that started after the higher crime rates during the pandemic. Murder rates dropped by 11.6%, and property crime fell by 2.4%. Overall, violent crime wen

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FBI's Fake Crypto Sting: A New Way to Fight Market Manipulation

October 11, 2024

Ever heard of the FBI tackling crypto crimes? They did just that by creating a fake crypto token called NexFundAI. This token was designed to look like those used in early AI projects. The goal? To catch criminals who were manipulating the market by making fake trades, a practice known as wash tradi

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Watch Out for Fake Lawyers After Crypto Scams

October 7, 2024

Cryptocurrencies have been a big thing since Bitcoin came on the scene in 2009. Now, there are over 20,000 cryptos out there. But with this growth comes trouble – crypto scams are on the rise. The FBI says these scams went up by more than 50% between 2022 and 2023, reaching almost $4 billion in loss