arrest
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The IW institute said the government could arrest the decline in the working age population by encouraging people to work more, and making it easier to attract skilled workers from abroad.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
One is Andrey Bezrukov, who spent decades as a spy in the West, using the identity of a dead Canadian, before his arrest in an FBI operation in 2010.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
How do the police arrest someone who hasn’t actually inflicted harm on anyone?
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
Earlier this week, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in a news conference that the United States Consulate General in Guangzhou was notified of Min Zin’s arrest, the Times said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
She refused the relative safety and comfort of house arrest with a German family and chose to go to prison instead.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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