“Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.”
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Who Ya Gonna Call? Scam Busters!
“How a team of sleuths reportedly tracked down the Brad Pitt impersonators who cyber-scammed a middle-aged Frenchwoman out of her life’s savings.”
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Was My Teacher Murdered?
“In 2002, Leslie Buck died under mysterious circumstances in Mystic, Connecticut. Two decades later, I went back to find out who she was — and what really happened.”
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Gaza’s Deadly Soil
“Amid tight Israeli restrictions, new remote research is starting to make visible the scale of toxic fallout across the Gaza Strip.”
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Meet Britain’s Hikikomori
“A growing number of young Brits are withdrawing from society. Some don’t leave the house for months. We met their families.”
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What Is It Like to Be a Cucumber?
“The biologist Michael Levin has spent his life trying to prove that minds show up in places we’d never think to look.”
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This, Too, Shall Pass
“Our guts have never been more optimized—but have the scat chats gone too far?”
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“Protected by Ghost Town”
“A private company has cleared dozens of homeless encampments in Venice—with persistence, cash payments, and a team that includes former gang members. Clients love them. The people they move do not.”
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In the Age of AI, the Analog Restaurant Feels Radical
“Some restaurants are leaning into handmade touches, as AI-generated food photos and flyers become commonplace.”