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highway robbery It looked like sheer fun grabbing "free money" from an armored truck, but 2 people were arrested Carla Sinclair
usausausa DoJ shuts down asset forfeiture program after Congress slashes its budget Cory Doctorow
Funny Does anyone have two tens for a five? Devin Nealy
dupe Intense footage of courier drivers under attack by armed robbers Mark Frauenfelder
Weird Pizzeria owner tosses hot pizza at machete-wielding robber, pizza wasted but robbery thwarted Xeni Jardin
Technology As gas tax revenues drop, states like Utah want EVs to pay for road upkeep Xeni Jardin
News Thieves use bulldozers to steal $2.3 million from armored van on highway Xeni Jardin
trumpism Trump appointed a loan-shark fixer as an assistant Attorney General, who then wrote a controversial memo justifying the neutering of the consumer finance watchdog Cory Doctorow
venezuela As Venezuela crumbles, airlines fleeing Mark Frauenfelder
True Crime The 10 most unsolvable unsolved disappearances James Renner
politics Eric Holder: no more civil forfeiture without warrant/charges Cory Doctorow
Ferguson in pictures Rob Beschizza
A Short History of Game Panics Jesse Walker
law Civil Forfeiture: America's daylight robbery, courtesy of the War on Drugs Cory Doctorow
crime Accused bank robber wants NSA phone records for his defense Cory Doctorow
Milan Wired Next Jasmina Tesanovic
privacy Brazil to roll out national radio-chip ID/surveillance/logging for all vehicles Cory Doctorow
Science The social science of IUDs Maggie Koerth
News Pious Indian town gets a bank with no door-locks Cory Doctorow
Food Susie Bright: The Christmas miracle on the road to Oaxaca Susie Bright