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[Link] Prisoners Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Inside a Baby That Ended Up Dead

Read: 19/1/2022 www.vice.com

MEXICO CITY—A dead infant found in a trash can inside a notorious Mexican prison has fueled allegations that the child’s body may have been used to smuggle drugs into the facility.

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[Link] Inside a Booming Black Market for Heroin in the Shadow of the Himalayas

Read: 19/11/2021 www.vice.com

We spoke to a dealer who dodges Indian soldiers and checkpoints to sell drugs in the world’s most militarised zone. Srinagar, KASHMIR – Javed has been looking over his shoulder more often than he'd like.

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[Link] Father of Ahmaud Arbery’s Killer: ‘I Would Have Shot Him Myself’

Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com

Had Travis McMichael not shot Ahmaud Arbery in the chest twice with his shotgun and killed the 25-year-old Black man, Travis’ dad Gregory McMichael said he would have done it instead.

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[Link] Ahmaud Arbery’s Dad Walked Out When Jury Was Shown Images of His Dead Son

Read: 9/11/2021 www.vice.com

The first time photos of Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal injuries were shown during the trial of the three white men accused of killing him, his father Marcus Arbery Sr. stood up and left the courtroom. “If you seen your kid get blown apart with a 12-gauge shotgun, what would you do?” Arbery Sr.

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[Link] A homeless man who died after being severely burned is being remembered as a gentle soul

Read: 19/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

Aged in his 50s, Daniel Tommerup was cooking a steak outside Milton Hall on Frederick Street in Launceston's CBD when his clothes caught alight. He suffered burns to his lower body and was flown for treatment to the Royal Hobart Hospital, where he later died.

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