Arsonists sabotage trains ahead of the Paris Olympic Games

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Paris trains came to a halt, delaying athletes and tourists ahead of the Olympics opening ceremonies. Authorities are looking for the suspected arsonists who sabotaged the Paris Games.

Tesla's only European factory is getting back to business after an arson attack shut it down

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Tesla's German gigafactory was reconnected to the electricity grid late yesterday.

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A woman who poured gasoline on the Atlanta birth home of Martin Luther King Jr. charged with attempted arson, police say

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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birth Home, in Atlanta, Georgia
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home, in Atlanta, Georgia, in November, 2013.

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Walmart is making an unusual move to deter theft by providing police a workspace inside one of its stores

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Aside from deterring shoplifters, the planned workspace in an Atlanta Walmart would provide a spot for police in the area to recharge batteries and do paperwork.

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Russia accuses Ukraine of orchestrating a phone scam scheme to trick elderly Russians into setting military recruitment offices on fire amid string of arson attacks

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Russian conscripts at a local recruitment office, St. Petersburg, on May 20, 2020.
Russian conscripts at a local recruitment office, St. Petersburg, on May 20, 2020.

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Shoplifters have set fire to two Walmarts and a Target in Atlanta to create diversions while they steal

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"Arson is an extremely violent crime that not only destroys property but also places firefighters, first responders and the general public at great risk," an ATF official said.

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