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Imprisoned Over Huge Scam, He Insists It Was All Legal (Newser Deep Dive)

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August 12, 2023
 
 
As a teen, Canadian Patrice Runner was so intrigued by the power of persuasive copywriting that he set out to become one. Eventually, he was running a booming direct marketing business selling numerous schemes and self-help publications—and the abilities of a psychic, Maria Duval. Keep reading
 
Remember the "Free Britney" movement? Given that Britney Spears was freed from her controversial conservatorship more than a year ago, you might think that the movement is now a relic of pop-culture history. Keep reading
 
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When then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was hit with allegations of sexual impropriety, brother Chris lost his anchor job at CNN because of his efforts to help Andrew survive the controversy. Now the New York Times is out with a lengthy account detailing how another sibling worked on behalf of Andrew. Keep reading
 
From the Archives
When it comes to missing children cases and the origin of the "stranger danger" warnings of the 1980s, the names Etan Patz and Adam Walsh are regularly invoked. In a piece for Slate, Paul M. Renfro focuses on two others—the "kidnapped paperboys." Keep reading
 
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