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Warrants Served in 1996 Disappearance of California Student

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Search warrants were served Wednesday at locations in California and Washington state in the investigation of the disappearance of college student Kristin Smart in 1996, authorities said. Smart, who attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, vanished while returning from a party. The San Luis...

Just Like Cockroaches, Human Traffickers Find a Way to Survive

Activists, law enforcement, and politicians cheered two events last April targeting human traffickers. First, the federal government seized Backpage.com, which carried online sex ads. Then, President Donald Trump signed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, a law intended to hold internet platforms accountable for facilitating sex...

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