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‘Funky pickles’ seized by Border Protection turn out to be $4 million worth of meth

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 examined a tractor-trailer hauling a commercial shipment of fresh cucumber pickles into Texas with a non-intrusive imaging system and found it was hiding 114 packages

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Enron Fast Facts

Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was revealed. Its 2001 bankruptcy filing was the largest in American history at the time. Estimated losses totaled $74 billion. Facts Enron was ranked as America’s fifth largest company by Fortune magazine in 2002, despite its 2001 bankruptcy

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Daytime Emmys Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize television programming from the hours of 2 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 25, 2021 – The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be presented in a virtual ceremony. June 26, 2020 – The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are presented virtually due to the coronavirus

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‘Funky pickles’ seized by Border Patrol turn out to be $4 million worth of meth

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 examined a tractor-trailer hauling a commercial shipment of fresh cucumber pickles into Texas with a non-intrusive imaging system and found it was hiding 114 packages

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US School Violence Fast Facts

Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the present. Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from domestic conflicts are not included. If a perpetrator was killed or died by suicide during the incident, their death is not included in the fatality

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