investigation

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Gov. Rubén Rocha said late Friday that he requested a leave of absence after Mexico’s federal government launched an investigation to determine whether he should be arrested and extradited to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In October, the Metropolitan Police dropped its investigation after the Crown Prosecution Service decided no further action should be taken.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Further investigation showed that these X-rays came from extremely hot plasma reaching temperatures of about 150 million degrees, far hotter and brighter than expected for a star like this.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Designer handbags from brands such as YSL were cited in the investigation and valued at nearly $3,000 each while luxury Gucci shoes were priced at over $1,000.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The first task of the investigation was both incredibly easy and incredibly hard: the police had to make sure the Mona Lisa was no longer in the Louvre.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day