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The only way to protect yourself from 'The Purge'? Money
Lindsay Foster Thomas Jun 7, 2013
A futuristic horror film called "The Purge" opens at the box office this weekend and to survive the horror, you have to have... enough money.
Convicted of a violent crime? Senate proposes food stamp cutoff
Krissy Clark May 27, 2013
Democrats in the Senate agreed to an amendment that would ban anyone ever convicted of certain violent crimes from receiving SNAP food stamps -- for their entire lives.
ATM heist reveals vulnerabilities in global security
Sabri Ben-Achour May 10, 2013
A band of thieves working across two dozen countries has made off with $45 million. The caper reveals serious vulnerabilities in the banking system
Thieves stole $45 million in global ATM heist
Mark Gregory May 10, 2013
Forget bank heist movies with ski masks and safe cracking. These thieves were high tech.
New York City cyber thieves loot $45 million
Kai Ryssdal May 9, 2013
The thieves also hit up 2,000 ATMs in Manhattan in a single day.
Jodi Arias trial is a big revenue generator for media
Nick Blumberg May 2, 2013
The high-profile prosecution of a Phoenix-area woman has cost taxpayers nearly $1.7 million in legal fees. But local and national media outlets have seen a ratings boost due to the coverage.
Want a side of security with that waffle?
Jim Burress Mar 26, 2013
A Waffle House restaurant in a rough Atlanta neighborhood adds a surcharge for a security guard.
Philadelphia collects court debt decades later
Amanda Aronczyk Dec 20, 2012
Since 2010, the courts of Philadelphia have embarked on a massive debt collection from ex-offenders. It’s an attempt to collect on $1.5 billion in old fees, fines and forfeited bail owed to the criminal justice system.
Deportees get a one-way plane ticket to Mexico City
Peter O'Dowd Dec 10, 2012
The U.S. spent a lot of money to fly Mexican detainees back to the interior of their country, instead of dropping them off just south of the Mexican border. Did it work?
Web pioneer John McAfee caught in murder mystery
Kai Ryssdal Nov 14, 2012
One of the father's of modern anti-virus software, John McAfee, is a suspect in a Belize murder. Jeff Wise discusses the exclusive story on McAfee he recently wrote for Gizmodo.
