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Today we've got four reads that ended up in unexpected places.
First up: a writer spends a night with professional ghost hunters in a condemned church and discovers the real story isn't about whether ghosts exist—it's about why we keep looking for them. Then, a deep dive into how the Trump family made $864 million in six months by selling crypto tokens to foreign investors, many with criminal investigations trailing behind them. After that, we're heading to England where wealthy crime victims are hiring private prosecutors because the police won't help, creating a two-tiered justice system funded by taxpayers.
And we're wrapping with an art exhibition of toppled Confederate statues, opening at the precise cultural moment when the White House wants to resurrect them.
Happy reading,
Brett
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