Russians trying to help the Kremlin are being scammed into throwing Molotov cocktails at its offices and cars instead: reports

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Molotov cocktail. Green military jerrycan with empty bottles and cloth
Some of the Russians were told to shout pro-Ukrainian slogans, even though they were convinced they were helping the Russian government.

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Tiktok-inspired 'Kia Boys' car thefts could be a $600 million problem, according to a new court document

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Screenshots of Kia challenge hacks
TikTokers have suggested a "hack" to get a Kia or Hyundai car started without the key.

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An ex-fire commissioner is accused of spraying bear mace on homeless people minding their own business on San Francisco's streets

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Footage shows an unidentified man — who defense lawyers say is Don Carmignani — bear spraying a sleeping homeless person.
Footage shows an unidentified man — who defense lawyers say is Don Carmignani — spraying bear mace in a sleeping homeless person's face.

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NAACP sues Mississippi over its expanded control of law enforcement in the state's capital, which the organization says will create 'separate and unequal policing'

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Officers from the state-run Capitol Police and the city-run Jackson Police Department stand watch outside a Jackson, Miss., church where a community meeting was held to address youth crime issues on Feb. 14.

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Man gets a year in prison for threatening Merriam-Webster employees over their definitions for 'female' and 'woman'

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A stock image shows a dictionary's entry for 'Woman.'

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Apple kept asking 'have you tried Find My iPhone?' after a woman got locked out of her Apple account and had thousands taken from her bank account when a thief grabbed her iPhone

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A headshot of Reyhan Ayas taken in front of Nassau Hall at Princeton University in 2020.
Reyhan Ayas got locked out of her Apple account after her iPhone was stolen in November.

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Man accused of applying to RentAHitman.com and taking money from an undercover agent for a contract killing is arrested

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A screenshot of the homepage of RentAHitman.com

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Oregon police find stolen two-story tiny house while investigating man's property on unrelated charges

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stolen tiny home on Oregon property
The two-level tiny house is 1979 Corsair Trailer Coach travel trailer that has been converted.

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Why retail crime rings target cheap goods at Walmart and CVS and skip luxury stores

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Retailers are locking up a variety of items in boxes, like skin cream.

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Thieves stole at least 1 million dimes — that's $100K — from a cargo truck parked overnight at a Philadelphia Walmart, police say

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Coins of USA. Franklin D. Roosevelt depicted on the US dime coin.
Thieves got away with a million dimes in Philadelphia.

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