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Man Casually Steals $1.6M Gold Bucket From Armored Truck

A video shows a man brazenly helping himself to a real-life pot of gold from an unattended armoured truck in Manhattan during broad daylight. The audacious crook casually walked up to the back of a parked armored truck and snatched an aluminium pail containing gold worth an estimated $1.6 million. Surveillance cameras captured the robbery in Midtown Manhattan, showing the suspect running away with 86 pounds of gold flakes. ABC News reports: The alleged theft happened earlier this fall in midtown Manhattan, on Sept.

MP’s Sexually Assault Young Staff In UK Parliament MP Claims

British MP John Mann has revealed that Members of Parliament sexually harass young employees but go unpunished as their victims feel helpless. The Labour MP made his remarks at the House of Commons’ Standards Committee on Tuesday, saying that sexual assault by politicians at Westminster was a “major issue” that needed to be addressed. Mann said “In here [Westminster], there are alleged sexual assaults by current members of Parliament and nowhere for people to go, or they don’t feel confident in going.

Indonesia: Woman Caned In Public For Being In Close Proximity To Man

In Indonesia men and women are being flogged in public for breaking strict Islamic laws. A 34-year-old woman screamed in agony Monday as she was caned in Indonesia’s Aceh province, where punishment for breaking Islamic Sharia law is severe. The woman was flogged in front of a cheering crowd for spending time in close proximity with a man that was not her husband.  The Nation reports: Aceh is the only province in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country that imposes sharia law. People can face floggings for a range of offences — from gambling, to drinking alcohol, to gay sex.

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