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SAN FRANCISCO - JUNE 13: An automated license plate reader is seen mounted on a pole on June 13, 2024, in San Francisco.
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San Francisco's car crime has plunged. How much credit does Flock deserve?
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Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
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From left: Jack Smith, a new panda, Beyoncé.
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