| Inland Empire (California) Inland_Empire_(California)
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| D. B. Cooper Talk:D._B._Cooper
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| Mexican American Mexican_American
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| Positional asphyxia Positional asphyxia, is also known as postural asphyxia, is a form of asphyxia which occurs when someone's position prevents them from breathing adequately. A small but significant number of people die suddenly and without apparent reason during restraint by police, prison (corrections) officers and health care staff. Positional_asphyxia
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| Busking Busking is the practice of performing in public places for tips and gratuities. People engaging in this practice are called buskers or street performers. Busking performances can be just about anything that people find entertaining. Buskers may doacrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, card tricks, clowning, comedy, contortions & escapes, dance, fire eating, fortune-telling, juggling, magic, mime and a mime variation where the artist performs as a living statue, musical performance, puppeteering, snake charming, storytelling or recite poetry or prose as a bard, street art (sketching and painting, etc.) Busking
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| Jack Gilbert Graham John "Jack" Gilbert Graham (January 23, 1932 January 11, 1957) was a mass murderer who killed 44 people by planting a dynamite bomb in his mother's suitcase that was subsequently loaded aboard United Airlines Flight 629.Flight 629 was utilizing a Douglas DC-6B airliner that took off from Denver, Colorado's Stapleton Airport, bound for Portland, Oregon with continuing service to Seattle, Washington, on the evening of November 1, 1955. Jack_Gilbert_Graham
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| Eric Robert Rudolph Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966), also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American far-right radical described by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a terrorist who committed a series of bombings across the southern United States which killed two people and injured at least 150 others.Rudolph declared that his bombings were part of a guerrilla campaign against abortion and the "homosexual agenda". Eric_Robert_Rudolph
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| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list arose from a conversation held in late 1949, during a game of Hearts between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, and William Kinsey Hutchinson, International News Service (the predecessor of the United Press International) Editor-in-Chief, who were discussing ways to promote capture of the FBI's "toughest guys". FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives
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| Gene Roddenberry Talk:Gene_Roddenberry
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| Contract killing Contract killing is a form of assassination in which one entity hires another entity to kill a target individual or group of people. It involves a tacit, but illegal agreement between two parties in which one party agrees to kill the target in exchange for some kind of remuneration, monetary or otherwise. The hiring entity may be a single person, a group of people, a company or any other kind of organization. The hired entity may also be one person, such as a hitman, or a group of people or an organization. Contract_killing
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| East Haven, Connecticut East Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 28,189. The town is just 3 minutes from downtown New Haven. East Haven is 35 miles from Hartford, 82 miles from New York City, 99 miles from Providence, Rhode Island and 140 miles from Boston.Located 3 miles east of New Haven, Connecticut it is part of the New Haven, Connecticut Metropolitan (NECTA) area. East_Haven,_Connecticut
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| Stokely Carmichael Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael (June 29, 1941 November 15, 1998), also known as Kwame Toure, was a Trinidadian-American black activist active in the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. He rose to prominence first as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC, pronounced "Snick") and later as the "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party. Initially an integrationist, Carmichael later became affiliated with black nationalist and Pan-Africanist movements. Stokely_Carmichael
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| Hanns Eisler Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 6 September 1962) was a German and Austrian composer. Hanns_Eisler
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| Cattle mutilation Cattle mutilation (also known as bovine excision) is the apparent killing and then mutilation of cattle under unusual or anomalous circumstances. Sheep and horses have been allegedly mutilated under similar circumstances. A hallmark of these incidents is the surgical nature of the mutialtion, and unxeplained phenomenon such as complete draining of the animal's blood, loss of internal organs with no obvious point of entry and surgically precise removal of the reproductive organs and anal coring. Cattle_mutilation
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| White-collar crime Within the field of criminology, white-collar crime has been defined by Edwin Sutherland as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation" (1949). Sutherland was a proponent of Symbolic Interactionism, and believed that criminal behavior was learned from interpersonal interaction with others. White-collar_crime
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| Prostate specific antigen Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland. PSA is present in small quantities in the serum of normal men, and is often elevated in the presence of prostate cancer and in other prostate disorders. A blood test to measure PSA is considered the most effective test currently available for the early detection of prostate cancer, but this effectiveness has also been questioned. Prostate_specific_antigen
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| Wallace Fard Muhammad Wallace Fard Muhammad was a preacher and founder of the Nation of Islam (NOI). He established the Nation of Islam's first mosque in Detroit, Michigan in 1930 and preached his distinctive religion there for three years before mysteriously disappearing in June 1934. Wallace_Fard_Muhammad
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| Boaz, Alabama Talk:Boaz,_Alabama
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| Stephen Ward Stephen Thomas Ward (19 October 1912 3 August 1963) was one of the central figures in the 1963 Profumo affair, a British public scandal which profoundly affected the ruling Conservative Party government. Ward introduced the married British cabinet minister and MP John Profumo to a showgirl named Christine Keeler at a house party hosted at Lord Astor's country home, Cliveden, in the summer of 1961. Stephen_Ward
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| Derringer Derringer
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| Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (EnglishArmed Forces of National Liberation, FALN) was a Puerto Rican clandestine paramilitary organization that, through direct action, advocated complete independence for Puerto Rico. At the time of its dissolution, the FALN was responsible for more than 120 bomb attacks on United States targets between 1974 and 1983. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) classifies the FALN as a terrorist organization. Fuerzas_Armadas_de_Liberación_Nacional_Puertorriqueña
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| Elijah Muhammad Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Poole, October 7 1897 - February 25 1975) was an American activist, the Supreme Minister of the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975. Elijah_Muhammad
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| Murder, Inc. Talk:Murder,_Inc.
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| Eco-terrorism Eco-terrorism, also called ecoterrorism or green terrorism, is terrorism committed in support of ecological, environmental, or animal rights causes. The word is a neologism and its application is contested. Eco-terrorism is defined by the FBI as "the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against innocent victims or property by an environmentally-oriented, subnational group for environmental-political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature." Eco-terrorism
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| Fred Hampton This article is about Fred Hampton, Sr. For his son, see Fred Hampton, Jr.Fred Hampton (August 30, 1948 December 4, 1969) was an African-American Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP). He was killed in his apartment by a tactical unit of the Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office (SAO), in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Fred_Hampton
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| Revolutionary Cells - Animal Liberation Brigade The Revolutionary Cells - Animal Liberation Brigade (RCALB), known simply as Animal Liberation Brigade, is a name used by animal liberationists who advocate the use of armed struggle and a diversity of tactics within the animal liberation movement, whether non-violent or not. As part of a praxis, the intention is to destroy oppressive institutions, describing an endgame for animal abusers. Revolutionary_Cells_-_Animal_Liberation_Brigade
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| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Talk:FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives
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| Highlander Research and Education Center Highlander Research and Education Center, formerly known as the Highlander Folk School, is a liberal leadership training school and cultural center located in New Market, Tennessee. Founded in 1932 by activist Myles Horton, educator Don West, and Methodist minister James A. Dombrowski, it was originally located in the town of Monteagle, in Grundy County, Tennessee. It was featured in the 1985 documentary film You Got to Move. Highlander_Research_and_Education_Center
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| Lindbergh kidnapping kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, occurred in 1932 when the toddler was abducted from his family home in East Amwell, New Jersey (near the town of Hopewell). The boy was subsequently murdered.Newspaper writer H.L. Mencken called the kidnapping and subsequent trial "the biggest story since the Resurrection.". Lindbergh_kidnapping
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| Ayman al-Zawahiri Dr. Ayman Muhammad Rabaie al-Zawahiri (, born June 19, 1951) is a prominent leader of al-Qaeda, and was the second and last "emir" of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, having succeeded Abbud al-Zummar in the latter role when Egyptian authorities sentenced al-Zummar to life imprisonment. Al-Zawahiri is a qualified surgeon, and is an author of works including numerous al-Qaeda statements. He speaks Arabic and English. Al-Zawahiri is under worldwide embargo by the UN 1267 Committee as a member or affiliate of al-Qaeda. Ayman_al-Zawahiri
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| Arthur Ashe Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the U.S. Ashe, an African American, is also remembered for his efforts to further social causes. Arthur_Ashe
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| Pipe bomb Talk:Pipe_bomb
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| Bill Moyers Talk:Bill_Moyers
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| Pornography in the United States Pornography in the United States is a legal term at the federal level, except the generic terms "hardcore pornography" and "child pornography", do not exist after the 1973 Miller v. California case. The case, despite demonstrating that hardcore pornography enjoys no First Constitutional Amendment protection, recognized that individual communities had different values and opinions on pornography. Pornography_in_the_United_States
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| Anthony Blunt Anthony Frederick Blunt (26 September 1907, Bournemouth, Hampshire Westminster, London), known as Sir Anthony Blunt, KCVO between 1956 and 1979, was a British spy, art historian, Professor of the History of Art, University of London and director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, London (1947-74).Blunt was an acclaimed art critic and the "Fourth Man" of the Cambridge Five, a group of spies working for the Soviet Union from some time in the 1930s to the early 1950s. Anthony_Blunt
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| Computer crime Computer crime, cybercrime, e-crime, hi-tech crime or electronic crime generally refers to criminal activity where a computer or network is the source, tool, target, or place of a crime. These categories are not exclusive and many activities can be characterized as falling in one or more. Computer_crime
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| Property damage Talk:Property_damage
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| Khobar Towers bombing Khobar Towers bombing was a terrorist attack on part of a housing complex in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, located near the national oil company (Saudi Aramco) headquarters of Dhahran. In 1996, Khobar Towers was being used to house foreign military personnel.On June 25, 1996, per official statement, individuals identified as members of Hizballah Al-Hijaz (Party of God in the Hijaz) by the United States, exploded a fuel truck adjacent to Building #131 in the housing complex. Khobar_Towers_bombing
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| List of people who disappeared mysteriously This is a list of notable, historically testified people who mysteriously disappeared, and whose current whereabouts are unknown or whose deaths are not substantiated. List_of_people_who_disappeared_mysteriously
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| Edward Abbey Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. Writer Larry McMurtry referred to Abbey as the "Thoreau of the American West". Edward_Abbey
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| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum
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| Buffalo Six The Buffalo Six (also known as Lackawanna Six, Lackawanna Cell, or Buffalo Cell) is a group of six Yemeni-Americans who were convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda. The six are American citizens by birth. Buffalo_Six
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| Dutch Schultz Dutch Schultz (August 6, 1902 New York City-area gangster of the 1920s and 1930s. Born Arthur Flegenheimer, he made his fortune in organized crime-related activities such as bootlegging alcohol and the numbers racket. Dutch_Schultz
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| Baby Face Nelson Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908—November 27, 1934), known under the pseudonym George Nelson, was a bank robber in the 1930s better known as Baby Face Nelson due to his youthful appearance and small stature. Baby_Face_Nelson
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| Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is an American animator, composer, writer, producer, actor and voice actor, best known for creating the animated sitcoms Family Guy and American Dad!, for which he also voices many of the characters. He currently owns his own production company, Fuzzy Door Productions. Seth_MacFarlane
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| Boston Strangler The Boston Strangler is a name attributed to the murderer of several women in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the early 1960s. Though the crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo, investigators of the case have since suggested the murders (sometimes known as the silk stocking murders) were not committed by one person. Boston_Strangler
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| Khadaffy Janjalani Khadaffy Abubakar Janjalani (also transliterated as Khadafy Janjalani, Khadafi Janjalani, and Khaddafi Janjalani) (March 3, 1975–September 4, 2006) was the nominal leader of the Filipino militant group Abu Sayyaf and the leader of one of its factions.Janjalani was also known as Daf or Pek. Khadaffy_Janjalani
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