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Turns Out a Record-Setting Ancient Coin Was Sold Using False Documents

The coin was sold for nearly $4.2 million in 2020

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Los Angeles Has an Illegal Casino Problem

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Pink Panthers May Be Behind Dutch Diamond Heist

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Volkswagen Car-Net Response At Center of Carjacking Controversy

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Former Barclays CEO Named in Jeffrey Epstein-Related Lawsuit

It's not the only case where Jes Staley's name has come up

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Revisiting the True Crime Case That Inspired Edgar Allan Poe

One of his stories echoes a mysterious discovery

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Did Oregon State Officials Hoard Rare Bourbon Bottles?

A state agency may have amassed some rare Pappy for personal gain

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Central Park Zoo Vandalism Sets Owl Free in NYC

Keep an eye out for an owl named Flaco

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Vintage Bourbon Shops Raided by Kentucky State Agency

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University of Alabama Basketball Player Arrested on Murder Charges

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Murder Victim's Fitbit Helped Convict Her Killer

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A Rubens Painting Is At the Center of a Criminal Investigation

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Historians Uncover Fresh Details of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's Time in Chile

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