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WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2014
U.S. outlines plan, funding to halt immigrant surge
The White House on Friday announced tens of millions of dollars of new funding and expanded enforcement facilities to step up efforts to deal with the surge of children arriving illegally from Central America.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Feb 27, 2014
Status as benefactor and folk hero made 'El Chapo' elusive prey
Alfonso Lara says the only person who could keep him safe from crime was the most notorious drug lord in the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2013
Mexican drug cartel activity in U.S. 'exaggerated'
When Sen. John McCain spoke during an Armed Services Committee hearing last year on security issues in the Western Hemisphere, he relayed a stark warning about the spread of Mexican drug cartels in the United States. "The cartels," the Arizona Republican said, "now maintain a presence in over 1,000 cities."...
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2013
Frail Bulger labeled 'hands-on killer'
James "Whitey" Bulger is an old man now.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan