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Women were looking for modeling gigs on Craigslist. Then they were pulled into an alleged sex trafficking scheme.
The recent criminal case could signal a shift for online pornography, experts say
October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019
What the victims of the country’s most prolific serial killer had in common
This week, the FBI announced that Samuel Little confessed to 93 murders spanning 35 years
October 9, 2019
October 9, 2019
The Saudi regime thought that Jamal Khashoggi’s murder would silence its critics living abroad, but we will not be silenced
Dissidents in exile are fighting back
Amber Guyger, off-duty police officer who killed an unarmed black man, found guilty of murder
The shooting touched off days of protests in Dallas and demands for police reform
October 1, 2019
October 1, 2019
‘Am I going to be next?’: Dallas activists react to the latest attack in a string of violence against transgender women of color
After two high-profile murders of black trans women in Dallas this summer, another transgender woman was shot last week
September 29, 2019
September 29, 2019
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims filed suit against the executors of his estate. Here’s what the court papers reveal.
The suit offers new details, including specifics of the alleged crimes, and how the girl’s personal situation made her an easier target
September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019
A prominent computer scientist made comments about the Epstein scandal in an email chain. Now, he has resigned from MIT.
In a group email, Richard Stallman suggested one of Epstein’s victims may have presented herself as ‘entirely willing’
September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019
Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in jail in the college admission scandal
She was also sentenced to a year of supervised release, 250 hours of community service and a $30,000 fine
September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019
Simone Biles’s brother was arrested on murder charges in Cleveland. She says she’s having a ‘hard time processing’ the news.
Biles expressed sympathy for the victims in the case
September 3, 2019
September 3, 2019
‘I will not stop fighting’: 15 Jeffrey Epstein victims speak out in court
The women would have preferred a trial, but instead got a three-hour hearing