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Not beary funny: Teddy bear artwork made from fake human skin leads to arrest in California
A teddy bear made of fake human skin sparked panic in California, leading to residents to fear a serial killer was on the loose. In reality, the teddy bear is a 'Silence of the Lambs'–meets-'The Texas ...
‘Utterly foolish’: 12 hours before World War II ended, the US firebombed this Japanese city
Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...
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Through captive eyes: The cruel journey to the New Orleans slave market
The following report is part of a Verite News series: "Devil's Bargain: How the slave trade built and sustained New Orleans" ...