To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The tribe had to pay for tow trucks to remove them—as well as for medical care for any smugglers and migrants who were injured in the area, and for autopsies for those who were found dead.
Working primarily in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Reeves tracked down murderers, thieves, bootleggers and other outlaws across a vast and often dangerous frontier.
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Stock car racing's origins trace back to the Prohibition era when bootleggers raced modified cars.
Videos from the confrontation show smashed car windows, fires burning on the sidewalks, and Haredi men tearing at police fences as officers beat them back and arrest rioters.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
No parking signs were plastered on fences across Miami Gardens as residents and authorities worked to keep streets clear.
The supporting cast was a pleasant surprise, but it was filled mostly with low-usage hustlers.
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Jay King,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Politicians of all stripes have often been seen as hustlers and there is little doubt that at least a couple currently operating could be put into that category.
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