Ophelia Bauckholt was living her best life in spring 2023. A math whiz from Germany, Bauckholt, then 26, was making more than a half-million dollars at a New York City trading firm and juggling a bustling social calendar. Her apartment…[Continue Reading...]
The Ohio city that became a flashpoint of the immigration debate during the 2024 presidential election after Donald Trump amplified false rumors of Haitian immigrants “eating the pets” is suing a neo-Nazi group for unleashing a “campaign of hate and…[Continue Reading...]
It can all be traced back to a day in 2018 when Lori Vallow, a married mother of three, first crossed paths with author Chad Daybell at a spiritual conference in St. George, Utah. In just a year’s time, that…[Continue Reading...]
The immediate fallout from Wednesday’s ruling by a federal judge denying a $16 million deal between Sandy Hook families about sharing Alex Jones’ bankruptcy assets is that the prolonged defamation battle will go on longer still. What does that mean…[Continue Reading...]
Even in the face of overwhelming evidence, false narratives can be incredibly sticky. Many people insist that the earth is flat, that childhood vaccines cause autism, or that climate change is a hoax, despite ample scientific evidence to the contrary.…[Continue Reading...]
Police and prosecutors in Guatemala have arrested two leaders of the Lev Tahor Orthodox Jewish sect accusing them of human trafficking and arranged marriages involving underage girls. Guatemalan police and Interpol said they arrested Aaron Teller and Josef Rosner Jan.…[Continue Reading...]
On a sweltering afternoon late last year, I sat in an ice-cream parlour in Suva, the capital of the remote Pacific nation of Fiji, and ate a croissant waffle topped with vanilla ice cream, chopped peanuts and honey. Despite the parlour’s unpromising…[Continue Reading...]
Touring dance group Shen Yun Performing Arts is under criminal investigation for possible visa fraud, labor issues, and more, The New York Times reports. The group, run by the Falun Gong religious movement, was previously investigated last year for exploiting…[Continue Reading...]
Touring dance group Shen Yun Performing Arts is under criminal investigation for possible visa fraud, labor issues, and more, The New York Times reports. The group, run by the Falun Gong religious movement, was previously investigated last year for exploiting young…[Continue Reading...]
Freeform’s new docuseries “How I Escaped My Cult” is gearing up to debut 10 distinct stories about ex-cult members who managed to escape their circumstances. In the trailer for the new series, shared exclusively with TheWrap, 10 women unpack the…[Continue Reading...]
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