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Representatives of the Brazilian government and the film sector will discuss in a panel during Sao Paulo’s motion picture convention Expocine the challenges and strategies to curb the digital piracy of films and TV shows in Brazil.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Learn About Local History The Carteret County History Museum documents the lives and history of the area from the era of piracy to the world wars and more.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Federal prosecutors in Tennessee have indicted Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Herrera Belett faces nine human smuggling counts; Esquijarosa faces a count of accesory to human smuggling.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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The antifa movement was often blamed by police for the violence and looting that occurred in the aftermath of the murder.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Sewer workers discovered a 2,300-year-old tomb containing ceramic artifacts and showing signs of ancient looting.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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If his decades-long track record is any indication, Sanders would be inclined to make excuses for our adversaries and look on the bright side of their repression and rapine.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2020
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There is no question about the general philosophy that underlay this great act of public pillage and economic rapine.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
13 Mar. 2013
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“Banditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banditry. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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