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Oct 18 2024BUSINESS

Bitcoin Boom: Alabaman Man Charged in SEC Hack

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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Oct 17 2024CRIME

Crime Stats Revised: Violent Crime on the Rise

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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Oct 17 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Finding Out Remy's Fate on FBI: Most Wanted

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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Oct 12 2024POLITICS

Crime Drops, But Politics Plays with Numbers

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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Oct 11 2024CRIME

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

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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Oct 07 2024CRYPTO

Watch Out for Fake Lawyers After Crypto Scams

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

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Oct 07 2024CRIME

Violent Crimes Tumble in Early 2024: FBI Finds 10. 3% Drop

Get ready for some good news! Violent crimes have taken a big dive in the first half of 2024. According to fresh data from the FBI, murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults have all seen significant drops. Murder is down by over 22%, rape by 17.7%, robbery by 13.6%, and aggravated assault

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Oct 07 2024ENTERTAINMENT

FBI Star Celebrates Seven Seasons with Fans and Cast

Believe it or not, the hit TV show FBI is about to premiere its seventh season in the 2024 TV schedule. The show, known for bringing the Dick Wolf TV universe to CBS and launching two spinoffs, just hit a big milestone. Zeeko Zaki, who plays OA, shared a thankful message to fans for the new season.

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Oct 06 2024CRIME

What's Going On With Crime in America?

In 2023, the story of crime in the U.S. is a mix of good news and bad news. Let's start with the good: violent crimes are down a bit from where they were before the pandemic hit in 2019. That’s right, the lockdowns of 2020 sent homicide rates soaring by almost 30%, but things have calmed down since

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Oct 06 2024CELEBRITIES

False Video Claims FBI Raided Oprah’s Home After Diddy's Arrest

In September 2024, a TikTok video by @frazierpollard went viral. It said the FBI raided Oprah Winfrey's home because of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' arrest in sex trafficking charges. The video got lots of attention with over 155,000 reactions and many shares and comments within a day. But this story wasn't

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