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Fleeing back to the city, he finds a piece of paper with the song’s title, “I Wish You’d Wanted Me,” taped to his mailbox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Mexico's top security official, Omar García Harfuch, said in a post on X that Patel had visited Mexico City on Thursday, and departed with two fugitives on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Shakur was the first woman to be added to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Appeared in the September 26, 2025, print edition as 'HHS Team Wanted to Tout Autism Therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

Wanted to hear her coming up those stairs singing that "Me and Bobby McGee" song the way she always did.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson




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