US crime
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Sundance 2017: revenge comedy snatches surprise victoryI Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore took the top prize, while the film festival’s director spoke out against Donald Trump’s immigration ban
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Nightmares in the dream factory: how Hollywood scams would-be child starsAs awards season heats up, watchdogs warn of fashion and film scams meant to part parents from their savings by exploiting naivety and lust for instant fame
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Woman at center of Emmett Till case tells author she fabricated testimonyCarolyn Bryant disappeared from public view after alleging Till harassed her in a grocery store. Sixty-two years later, it has emerged her story was not true
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What happened when a fake police officer was hired to improve a Texas jailJordan Bautista Gunter was sentenced this month to 63 months in prison after posing as a law enforcement officer – despite his past as a convicted criminal
President Trump says he'll keep you safe. It's a lie