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A sea turtle nesting surveyor found $1.2 million worth of cocaine on a Florida beach
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A wildlife manager stumbled upon approximately $ 1.2 million worth of cocaine while performing a sea turtle nesting survey on a Florida beach, authorities said. Members of the Air Force's 45th Security Forces Squa...
Florida man who died from COVID-19 left his family baseball cards worth $20M
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Dr. Thomas Newman’s treasure trove — featuring cards of Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig — is going to be auctioned off. More than 1,000 baseball, football and hockey cards dating back to 1880 will be ...
A doctor who died from Covid-19 left his family a sports card collection worth $20 million
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For over four decades, a doctor from Florida avidly collected baseball cards and sports memorabilia with some items dating back to the 1880s. Now, his collection, which is valued at $ 20 million, is going up for au...
$200 garage find Ferrari now worth millions up for sale
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A rare Ferrari estimated to be worth millions that's up for sale this week at the Mecum Auctions event in Indianapolis event was once purchased for $ 200. The 1952 340 America was one of 24 built and competed in the...
Border agents uncover $4.6M worth of cocaine in Home Depot buckets
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The first seizure occurred on May 5 at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge on the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a news release. A 37-year-old man driving a Ford F-150 picku...
Ultra-rare 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda muscle car worth millions up for auction
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A rare 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda Convertible is coming up for auction at the Mecum Auctions event in Indianapolis that has an estimated value of $ 6 million. (Mecum Auctions) The Winchester Grey two-...
‘Funky pickles’ seized by Border Patrol turn out to be $4 million worth of meth
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Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized more than $ 4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility, the agency said. On April 17, CBP officers e...
Philippine authorities seize fossilized giant clam shells worth $25 million
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The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150 tons of fossilized giant clams Friday worth nearly $ 25 million. As part of a joint operation, the Philippine coast guard found the shells, known loc...
A Black family’s beach property in California was taken during the Jim Crow era. The county is now giving it back, and it’s worth millions
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Los Angeles A century ago, a Black couple owned a beach resort in Manhattan Beach -- a Southern California town known for its scenic expanse. An inviting soulful energy and the songs of Black entertainers radiated th...
6 hurt in Fort Worth, Texas, freeway shooting
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Six people were injured Friday night when people in two vehicles shot at each other on a Fort Worth, Texas, freeway, police said. The two vehicles, which police say each had several occupants, were traveling eastbou...
After spending 44 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, this man says his life is worth more than $750,000
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Ronnie Long sat in jail in North Carolina for 44 years for a crime he didn't commit, and now he is planning to fight a law that says he is only owed $ 750,000. Long, who is Black, was accused of raping a White wom...
Long-lost 1960 Chevrolet Corvette racecar could be worth $1.3 million
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The 1960 Corvette was one of three that were entered in the 1960 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans by famed racer Briggs Cunningham. They were the first Corvettes to compete in the race and the product of a clandest...
Fake tax preparer gets six Covid-19 bailout loans worth more than $1 million
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His past clients say he's a scammer who ran off with their money, and a judge barred him from illegally masquerading as a certified public accountant after government officials caught on to his scheme. But none of ...
Police in Germany and Belgium make Europe’s biggest ever cocaine bust, worth billions of euros
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Authorities in Germany and Belgium seized more than 23,000 kilograms (50,700 pounds) of cocaine, worth billions of dollars, in an international operation that resulted in one arrest, officials said Wednesday, callin...
At least 3 dead in 70-vehicle wreck due to weather in Fort Worth, Texas, police say
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At least 70 vehicles were involved in a crash in the Texas city of Fort Worth on Thursday morning, leaving at least three people dead -- and poor weather was a factor -- police said. The wreck happened along Interst...
Chinese man extradited from Malaysia to US over turtle-smuggling ring worth millions
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A Chinese citizen who allegedly financed a turtle-trafficking ring has been extradited from Malaysia to the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a statement on Thursday. Kang Juntao, 24, fro...