“In 1985, a group of spies had a target—and a plan. It turned into one of the most sensationally botched crimes of the century.”
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How Rogue Officers Turned a Nationwide Camera Network into a Tool for Stalking
“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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They Missed Their Cruise Ship. That Was Only The Beginning.
“Nine stranded passengers made a mad dash across Africa to meet back up with their boat. And were vilified.”
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Everyone Is Stealing TV
“Fed up with increasing subscription prices, viewers embrace rogue streaming boxes.”
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Inside the Dollar General Workers’ Fight for Safety and Fair Pay
“These Louisianans are organizing to transform the stores their communities rely on.”
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The Murder, the Museum and the Monument
“How the discovery of a long-lost monument shattered the trust between a Japanese American community and the museum built to preserve their history.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Ryan Hockensmith, John Woodrow Cox, Ryan Nourai, Mary H.K. Choi, and Ferris Jabr.
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Jacked
“How Tulsa cops brought down a $500 million catalytic converter crime ring.”
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The Art of the Steal
The Social Register was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of Mayflower passengers. It was also the perfect hit list for the country’s hardest-working art thief.
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Inside America’s Death Chambers
“What years of witnessing executions taught me about sin, mercy, and the possibility of redemption.”
