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Fundraiser seeks to raise awareness of sex, human trafficking
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Fundraiser seeks to raise awareness of sex, human trafficking

Loni Nannini / Special to the Arizona Daily Star A group of local volunteers are battling to promote awareness about modern-day slavery and end human trafficking. To facilitate that mission, the Freedom Warriors seek to raise at least $40,000 at the Second Annual Top Golf Fundraiser. “These are moms, dads, daughters, sons, friends and neighbors…

Human trafficking abolitionist Jaco Booyens says porn feeds the climb of child sexual exploitation
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Human trafficking abolitionist Jaco Booyens says porn feeds the climb of child sexual exploitation

Editor’s note: we do not promote “abolition”; we are presenting this for your information about cultural views in America. Anti-human trafficking activist Jaco Booyens said Saturday that the pornography industry fuels the exploitation and abuse of children. “Take personal accountability. Understand that pornography feeds the climb of child sexual exploitation,” Booyens said in an interview…

How many Oklahoma medical marijuana farms tied to organized crime have been shut down?
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How many Oklahoma medical marijuana farms tied to organized crime have been shut down?

More than 800 medical marijuana farms tied to organized crime have been shut down over the past two years, the director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control said Friday. “Many of the farms obtained their license by fraud, grow for the black markets around the United States and launder the illicit…

Eastlake City Council President John Meyers charged for 'attempting to buy sex' – WEWS
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Eastlake City Council President John Meyers charged for 'attempting to buy sex' – WEWS

A multi-agency task force comprised of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Wickliffe Police Department and the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force arrested half a dozen people for trying to pay for sex, according to a news release from the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Among those arrested was Eastlake City Council President…

The draw of the 'manosphere': understanding Andrew Tate's appeal to lost men
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The draw of the 'manosphere': understanding Andrew Tate's appeal to lost men

Mega-influencer Andrew Tate is once again back in the news as he battles charges of organised crime and human trafficking in Romania. Tate gained infamy last year after being banned on most major social media platforms for promoting a variety of aggressively misogynistic positions designed to stir controversy and draw attention to his brand. But…

The Snakehead review by Patrick Radden Keefe review – through hell and high water
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The Snakehead review by Patrick Radden Keefe review – through hell and high water

The Snakehead review by Patrick Radden Keefe review – through hell and high water Published in the UK for the first time, the Empire of Pain author’s tireless investigation of human trafficking from China to the US reveals the desperation of the migrants and the woman at the heart of it In 1993, a cargo…

Manuel Esteban Paez Teran: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
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Manuel Esteban Paez Teran: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Atlanta Community Press Collective Twitter Manuel Esteban Paez Teran Manuel Esteban Teran was an activist who was shot and killed by authorities in South River Forest on January 18, 2023, after being accused of shooting a Georgia state trooper at the site of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. “The man who died in…

Andrew Tate's arrest inspires misinformation, memes and defenders online – NBC News
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Andrew Tate's arrest inspires misinformation, memes and defenders online – NBC News

Following the arrest of influencer Andrew Tate in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking and rape, social media was flooded with memes and misinformation from people both condemning and defending him. Tate, 36, has more than 10 million followers across platforms and has become a polarizing figure on Twitch and YouTube, thanks to his extreme…

Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama – Reuters
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Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama – Reuters

Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama Children worked for at least four Alabama parts suppliers to Hyundai and Kia in recent years, Reuters found. Staffing agencies placed migrant minors in plants where regulations ban kids from working. State and federal authorities are investigating.   By MICA ROSENBERG, KRISTINA COOKE and JOSHUA SCHNEYER…