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Apple closes Philadelphia store amid widespread riots and looting

Apple has temporarily closed the Apple Walnut Street retail store in Philadelphia amid widespread rioting, arson, and looting. Apple Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Apple Walnut Street closure was...

Apple Fifth Avenue glass cube remains barricaded as worries about election unrest mount

Many retailers including Apple, Gucci, H&M, and Under Armour declined to comment to on their security plans as worries about election unrest mount. However, more than two dozen security consultants, insurers,...

Apple helps FBI track down man accused of firebombing Seattle police cars

Apple has aided the FBI track down a man accused of firebombing Seattle police cars with Molotov cocktails. Earlier this month, a 20-year-old Edmonds, Washington, man was charged in U.S. District Court in Seattle with...

Joe Rogan Pushes Debunked Claim Linking Left-Wing Activists to Forest Fires in Oregon

Podcast host Joe Rogan pushed a debunked claim that “left-wing” activists were lighting forests ablaze in Oregon on his show Thursday — giving credence to a conspiracy theory that has spread virally on social...

Arson Capitals of the United States [Infographic]

We hear about arson crimes in the U.S. and around the world all the time. Have you ever wondered where these offenses happen the most? This infographic from Parker Waichman LLP takes a look: The post Arson Capitals of...

Facebook says it's removing false claims that antifa arsonists started the Oregon wildfires

Fire damage is seen in Mill City, Ore., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Associated Press/Gillian Flaccus A Facebook spokesman said Saturday evening the company will remove false claims circulating on its platform about...

Where the Most Arson Per 100,000 People Occurs

In the United States, the most common types of crimes are property crimes. One of these is arson, which is the malicious and intentional burning of property. Some commit arson due to insurance reasons, while others may...

Democratic headquarters in Arizona county burns down, arson suspected

A fire that broke out at the Maricopa County Democratic Party headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, early Friday morning is suspected to be arson, according to investigators. Investigators have combed through evidence,...

5G arsonist gets put away for three years

The first UK prosecution for vandalising mobile masts, following the 5G/coronavirus hysteria, has resulted in a lengthy prison sentence. A 47-year-old man named Michael Whitty pleased guilty to starting a fire inside...

Nearly 80 cell towers burned in UK over 5G conspiracy theories

Almost 80 cell towers have reportedly been burned down in the United Kingdom due to coronavirus conspiracy theories that blame the COVID-19 outbreak on 5G cellular technology. The arson attacks began in early April,...

Anti-5G anger sparks wave of arson attacks across Europe

Conspiracy theory-fueled opposition to 5G network technology percolated online for years. Then the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak hit, sparking 5G arson attacks across Europe. Laurens Cerulus for Politico: Hanna...

Europe faces a new epidemic of telecoms mast arson

A complete lack of evidence, or support by the laws of physics, hasn’t stopped the belief that 5G spreads coronavirus from spreading rapidly. Vodafone UK boss Nick Jeffrey wrote the following in a LinkedIn post: “It...

Solving a Burning Question

While browsing through our digital map collections, I came across a map that forced me to stop and take a closer look. Titled Fire chart of the Borough of Manhattan, N.Y…, it was published in 1915 and shows the number...

Son of Sheriff’s Deputy Says He Burned Down 3 Black Churches to Boost His Black Metal Cred

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.The son of a sheriff’s deputy in Louisiana says he burned down three churches with predominantly African-American congregations last year to boost his...

'Eco-fascist' Arm of Neo-Nazi Terror Group, The Base, Linked to Swedish Arson

This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. Last fall, part of a mink farm in Sweden was mysteriously burned to the ground and police couldn’t figure out why. And while the crime remains unsolved by authorities,...

Bushfires, Bots and Arson Claims: Australia Flung in the Global Disinformation Spotlight

By Timothy Graham, Tobias R. Keller In the first week of 2020, hashtag #ArsonEmergency became the focal point of a new online narrative surrounding the bushfire crisis. The message: the cause is arson, not climate...

It's climate change on top of drought, heat and wind, not arson, that's behind Australia's fires

Know what? If I see another know-nothing denier try to claim "it's not climate change it's arson" or "backburning" or "not enough prescribed burns" or "it's not happening", I'll...

Australia Arrests Dozens for Starting Bushfires on Purpose

On Monday, the New South Wales police force announced that it had charged 24 people with deliberately starting bushfires in the Australian state. The force also noted that it’s taken legal action against a total of...

A 9-Year-Old Was Charged With ‘Homicide’ and 'Arson.' The Judge Had to Explain Those Words to Him.

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.A 9-year-old Illinois boy accused of setting fire to his family’s trailer while they slept could barely understand the charges brought against him at his...

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Apple CEO Cook offers tribute to Japanese Kyoto Animation studio after mass murder

William Mallard for Reuters: Tributes to the Japanese animation studio ravaged in a suspected arson attack lit up social media on Friday, with world leaders and Apple Inc’s chief executive offering condolences to the families of the 33 people who were killed. The man suspected of torching the studio of Kyoto Animation, which resulted in Japan’s worst mass killing in two decades, did so because he believed the company had...

Worst Paris fire in 14 years is suspected arson attack

Paris’ deadliest fire in over a decade claimed at least 10 lives Tuesday, sending fleeing residents to the roof and clambering across balconies as flames rapidly engulfed their nine-story apartment building. A 40-year-old female resident of the building, said to have a history of psychiatric problems, was arrested on the street in the hours after the 1 a.m. blaze, as French police opened a criminal investigation into voluntary arson...