Underworld Turns

Our new big queen

We – that’s the family – have decorated the study at home with “curiosities” picked up cheaply at auction: cheaply because we have usually tended to be attracted by bric-a-brac that fits our own (classical) interests but doesn’t have much widespread appeal. Not many people are as keen as we are to pay any money […]

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Taken by ICE

Cecelia Lizotte owns Suya Joint, a celebrated Nigerian restaurant in Boston. She’s a rising star in the city who was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2024 and operates two restaurants and a food truck. But last year, a key employee—who happens to be her brother—was detained by ICE.  “I’m not able to operate […]
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San Bernardino County man arrested for alleged sexual abuse, human trafficking of young girl

A San Bernardino County man was arrested for the alleged sexual abuse and human trafficking of a young girl. The suspect was identified as Fabio Torres, 46, of Rialto, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga station began investigating the case after receiving a report of alleged sexual abuse involving […]
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San Bernardino County man arrested for alleged sexual abuse, human trafficking of young girl

A San Bernardino County man was arrested for the alleged sexual abuse and human trafficking of a young girl. The suspect was identified as Fabio Torres, 46, of Rialto, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga station began investigating the case after receiving a report of alleged sexual abuse involving […]
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California brothel network with 30 locations dismantled in major bust

Law enforcement officials announced Friday that a large-scale pimping operation involving dozens of sex workers and brothels across California has been dismantled, resulting in at least two arrests. Search warrants were executed this week at several suspected brothels in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, which led the yearlong […]
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Elon Is Back? (Edit: He Never Really Left.)

Elon Musk, who formally distanced himself from the White House last year, hasn’t stopped trying to influence American politics. Musk took a step away from the Department of Government Efficiency—the agency he crafted and wielded against long-held federal spending practices. But, contrary to what some expected, that didn’t signal indefinite distance from Republican politics for […]
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Pursuit suspects crash into Metro bus near downtown L.A.; 4 hospitalized

Burglary suspects fleeing Los Angeles police crashed into a Metro bus near downtown L.A. on Friday, sending at least four people to the hospital, authorities said. Officers requested backup just before noon near Miramar Street and Huntley Drive after encountering burglary suspects, according to Officer Cervantes with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division. […]
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