The FBI is now helping Minneapolis police monitor an intersection renamed George Floyd Square that has since devolved into an “autonomous zone” that’s brought record levels of violent crime and gun violence to the neighborhood since last May, as local …

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Legislation making revenge porn a federal crime took another step to becoming a reality, as the House passed the SHIELD Act as an amendment to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 that criminalizes the nonconsensual distribution of nude or sexually …

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Fort Hood leadership blocked sexual assault reporting, shamed victims and failed to identify “textbook” examples of grooming and “serial” offenders, investigators told Congress this week, following an independent review conducted in the wake of 20-year-old soldier Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance and murder, …

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As Miami Beach police bring in reinforcements to respond to rowdy spring breakers who clashed with officers over the weekend, Fort Lauderdale has comparatively reported few incidents amid large crowds of college students on the beach or elsewhere, and its mayor …

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