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Year: 2022

Justice Department warns of dramatic increase in ‘sextortion’ schemes targeting boys

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN At least 3,000 minors, mostly boys, have been targeted by financial “sextortion” schemes this year, a dramatic increase from previous years, the Justice Department announced in a public safety alert on Monday. Using social media platforms, predators will, in some cases, start communicating with the targeted minor before moving the conversation

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Dutch prime minister apologizes for the Netherlands’ role in the slave trade

By Alex Hardie and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday for the Netherlands’ “slavery past,” which he said continues to have “negative effects.” Rutte’s comments were part of the Dutch government’s wider acknowledgment of the country’s colonial past, and an official response to a report entitled “Chains of the Past” by

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Which prevention measures will help keep viruses at bay this Christmas? Our medical analyst explains

By Katia Hetter, CNN Families all over the world are gathering to celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve and other winter holidays. Unfortunately, these celebrations are taking place during multiple viral surges. For weeks, children’s hospitals have been overwhelmed due to an earlier-than-usual rise in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza. Covid-19 cases are

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