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Girl Scouts of Connecticut honor its top achievers at award ceremony
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Girl Scouts of Connecticut honor its top achievers at award ceremony

Conn. (WTNH) — What does a human trafficking awareness bracelet, a trailhead kiosk, and a social media site for fostering dogs have in common? They represent some of the most community-enhancing projects created by several exceptional girl scouts, within the Girl Scouts of Connecticut. The statewide nonprofit recently honored 45 of its top achievers at…

Tucker Carlson, on leaked video, derides Fox streaming service | The Hill
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Tucker Carlson, on leaked video, derides Fox streaming service | The Hill

Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson is seen on newly revealed video bashing the network’s streaming service, which he produced a bevy of content for during his tenure at the company. “I don’t want to be a slave to Fox Nation, which I don’t think that people watch anyway. We’re gonna, because, you know, I’m…

Human trafficking awareness event held at Bon Secours
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Human trafficking awareness event held at Bon Secours

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – An event to bring awareness to human trafficking will be held Tuesday morning in Greenville. The symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Organizers said Charlotte and Atlanta have high rates of human trafficking and G4reenville is right on the I-85 Corridor. In…

Massachusetts pizza shop owner arrested for forced labor charge
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Massachusetts pizza shop owner arrested for forced labor charge

BOSTON (WWLP) – The owner of a Boston pizzeria chain was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly forcing an employee that lacked immigration status to work, threatening him with deportation as well as verbal and physical abuse. Stavros Papantoniadis, 47, of Westwood, owner of Stash’s Pizza, has been charged with one count of forced labor. He…

Sanders signs executive order addressing human trafficking
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Sanders signs executive order addressing human trafficking

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order to address human trafficking on Feb. 14. According to the executive order, the Secretary of the Department of Human Services will coordinate with the governor’s executive cabinet to develop an approach to address human trafficking, support the victims and prosecute the criminals….

Long Beach man charged with human trafficking, pimping two women in Orange County
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Long Beach man charged with human trafficking, pimping two women in Orange County

Officials with the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 42-year-old Long Beach man, who has been charged with human trafficking and pimping two women. On Jan. 24, investigators contacted a woman believed to be a sex worker on Beach Boulevard in Anaheim, authorities said in a news release….

Man charged with human trafficking in Utah, missing Massachusetts girl found in vehicle
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Man charged with human trafficking in Utah, missing Massachusetts girl found in vehicle

HURRICANE, Utah (WWLP) – A traffic stop on a highway in Utah has led police to discover a missing Massachusetts girl. The driver of that vehicle is facing human trafficking and child endangerment charges. On Wednesday, Utah Highway Patrol say they observed a vehicle speeding and changing lanes without using a signal on I-15 southbound…

Local agencies work together to assist human trafficking survivors
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Local agencies work together to assist human trafficking survivors

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — There is a renewed push to stop human trafficking in Hampton Roads. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The Hampton Roads area is high risk for human trafficking since so many people come here for work, coupled with the tourism opportunities. Shannon Taylor, Transitions Family Violence Services anti-human trafficking director, said the signs look…

Alabama Human Trafficking Summit brings awareness to modern-day slavery
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Alabama Human Trafficking Summit brings awareness to modern-day slavery

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) – During the 9th annual Human Trafficking Summit, advocates are bringing awareness to the crime and sharing ways to support victims. A truck parked outside the Renaissance Hotel where the Summit was held is one of the ways the organization “Truckers Against Trafficking” is calling attention to what they say is modern…

‘There is such a massive need’: New group in Nashville using pilots to fight human trafficking
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‘There is such a massive need’: New group in Nashville using pilots to fight human trafficking

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A new nonprofit organization based in Nashville is recruiting pilots to help fight human trafficking. Since its formation on September 6, 2022, Freedom Aviation Network (FAN) has successfully flown 14 missions transporting 16 survivors of human trafficking within 300 nautical miles around Middle Tennessee. “We’re already seeing that the demand is…