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Is Hong Kong awash with fake wines? We talk to an expert
Wine authenticator Maureen Downey shares a few tips on telling a faux Bordeaux or a sham champagne from the genuine article. By Bernice Chan.
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The Strange, Spectacular Con of Bobby Charles Thompson
A look inside the hunt to catch one of the country’s biggest con men. By Daniel Fromson.
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Hackers Are Emptying ATMs With a Single Drilled Hole and $15 Worth of Gear
Step aside, ATM skimmers. This new attack empties out all the cash in minutes.
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The F-35 Is a $1.4-Trillion National Disaster
The JSF is a terrible fighter, bomber and attacker — and unfit for aircraft carriers. By Dan Grazier. (Mar. 31, 2017)
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2 Arrested for Smuggling Used Bottles, Cans into California
A law enforcement sting in Riverside County uncovered thousands of pounds of used bottles and cans being smuggled into California where they were expected to be cashed in for close to $20,000 in state recycle fees. Officers pulled over tractor trailers for four days last month on Highway 95.
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This crazy story involving two college professors is why you’ll never rent your house again
It’s not easy to evict someone in California. Usually that’s a good thing. By Ian Gordon. (Dec. 29, 2016)
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The Convicted Con Artist Of The Winter White House
Ari Rinkus was convicted of two felonies, owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to his victims, and has a documented habit of lying. But he’s got one big thing going for him: a wife with an important job at Donald Trump’s favorite retreat. And Rinkus is playing that for all it’s worth.
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Definite Non-Nazi Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka Definitely Didn’t Make Up His Fake Doctorate Too
Doctor Gorka does not have time for you haters! He is busy doing…something important! By Five Dollar Feminist.
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The F-35 Just Got $1.7 Billion More Expensive
Cost to finish production rises again. By Dan Grazier.
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The Emperor Of Air
How a 19th-century French lawyer crowned himself a Patagonian king. By Jacob Mikanowski.
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What went wrong with the F-35, Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter?
The most expensive defense program in world history has yielded a multi-role fighter plane that is an inelegant jack-of-all-trades, but master of none. By Michael P. Hughes.
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Chiropractors are bullshit
You shouldn’t trust them with your spine or any other part of your body. By Yvette d’Entremont.
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Congressional IT staffer charged with home equity loan fraud
A congressional information technology staffer was arrested Monday evening before a scheduled flight for Lahore, Pakistan, and charged with bank fraud in connection with a $165,000 loan from the congressional Federal Credit Union, authorities said.
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Wells Fargo Forced Unwanted Auto Insurance on Borrowers
More than 800,000 people who took out car loans from Wells Fargo were charged for auto insurance they did not need, and some of them are still paying for it, according to an internal report prepared for the bank’s executives.
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Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost
Free-market boosters, including Betsy DeVos, promised that a radical expansion of charter schools would fix the stark inequalities in the state’s education system. The results in the classrooms are far more complicated. By Mark Binelli.
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The False Advertising of Sophistically Decorated, 19th-Century Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
These skillfully and elaborately designed cards were distributed by merchants to their customers in the late 19th century. By Claire Voon.
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Is Frida Sofía Real? Girl Trapped Under School Rubble After Mexico Earthquake Never Existed
Mexican rescuers teamed up and spent hours trying to save a girl trapped under the rubble at the Enrique Rebsamen elementary school in Mexico City after a powerful earthquake rattled the area. Now it's being reported that the girl, "Frida Sofía," never existed.
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How America’s Biggest Bank Paid Its Fine for the 2008 Mortgage Crisis—With Phony Mortgages!
Alleged fraud put JPMorgan Chase hundreds of millions of dollars ahead; ordinary homeowners, not so much. By David Dayen.
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Trump’s EPA Can’t Even Cook the Books Right
The agency fudged the numbers to prove Obama's signature climate regulation wasn't worth the cost, and still came up short. By Emily Atkin.
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108 U.S F-35s Won’t Be Combat-Capable
Not that any of the other 800 built before testing and design is complete will be, either. By Dan Grazier.
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