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Year: 2024

Cocaine City? Gang wars on the rise as drug dealers fight for territory in EU capital Brussels

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press SAINT-GILLES, Belgium (AP) — As record amounts of cocaine are seized in Europe, drug-related violence is taking hold of Brussels. Shootings for the control of territory have increased, the population is fed up and police are seizing drugs and arresting traffickers almost daily. Dealers recently fought in the heart of

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North Dakota lieutenant governor launches gubernatorial bid against congressman

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller announced her campaign for governor on Thursday. Gov. Doug Burgum is not seeking a third term. Miller joins U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong’s, North Dakota’s lone congressman, in the Republican race for governor. Republicans have held the governor’s office since 1992.

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‘Vittrup Man’ violently died in a bog 5,200 years ago. Now, researchers know his story

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — About 5,200 years ago, a man’s life ended violently in a peat bog in northwest Denmark. Now, researchers have used advanced genetic analyses to tell the unexpected story of “Vittrup Man,” the oldest known immigrant in Denmark’s history. Bog bodies, the uniquely preserved “accidental mummies” discovered in Northern Europe,

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