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Paris judge indicts Chinese woman for theft of gold nuggets from France's Museum of Natural History

A Chinese woman was indicted by a judge in Paris for allegedly stealing nearly $2 million worth of gold nuggets from the city’s National Museum of Natural History, including items dating back to the California gold rush. The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday that the 24-year-old suspect was charged …

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Government expands travel warnings after surge in deadly fake alcohol poisonings

The British government recently added eight countries to its list of travel warnings related to the risk of methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has warned that tourists visiting Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda may face a risk …

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Meyer Lansky II gives inside look at how athletes can get tied up with mafia: 'It's a strong entity'

Two former NBA players turned coaches, one of whom is a Hall of Famer, were arrested Thursday after alleged involvement in a rigged poker scheme in which members of the La Cosa Nostra crime families were also listed as defendants. Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, the latter of whom is …

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