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NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- An alleged half-billion-dollar Internet betting ring with ties to organized crime was busted in New York with indictments against 30 suspects, officials say.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- New York authorities allege a 49-year-old man scammed members of the city's West Indian community out of more than $1 million via a green card scheme.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Reported crime in Scotland has dropped to its lowest point in 30 years, but prostitution and shoplifting, driven by hard times, are on the rise, officials said.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- New York law enforcement officials say a janitor stole eight Torahs -- worth about $400,000 in all -- from a synagogue.
LONDON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Eurostar rail ridership is approaching record numbers as more passengers are abandoning air travel to cross the English Channel, say travel experts.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30 (UPI) -- Prosecutors say new allegations have surfaced in the case of five people convicted of murder in a 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A New York police detective and his female companion allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old runaway girl and forced her into prostitution, authorities said.
LONDON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- British scientists have determined air quality in the United Kingdom has significantly improved during the past 25 years with the reduction of heavy metals.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The New York Police Department is testing thousands of drug evidence samples after a state watchdog found sloppy handling of the specimens.
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