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O.J. Simpson's death forced many Americans to remember a painful chapter in the country's history. A new biography reveals Barbara Walters' professional triumphs and personal pain. And an Oklahoma criminal case offers a rare look inside a Mexican drug cartel. |
👋Welcome to another weekend! It's John Riley, here again with some of the best stories of the week from USA TODAY. There's a lot to get to, so let's get going. |
O.J. Simpson's complicated legacy |
New Barbara Walters biography shares her visionary story |
🟣Pioneering broadcaster Barbara Walters smashed through glass ceilings, but she showed the scars in a personal life that never gave her contentment. In a new book, "The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters", USA TODAY's Susan Page writes that Walters was a perfectionist and a second-guesser who could drive those around her crazy. But she worked harder than anyone else. ▶ Why Walters found happiness elusive despite her success. |
He double-crossed a Mexican cartel with knockoff guns |
🔵Andrew Scott Pierson's journey from America's heartland to life in a volatile Mexican border town started in 2012 with his rise to prominence as a gun expert and drug cartel go-to guy. It ended with officers surrounding Pierson's home and marching him across a bridge out of Mexico. In interviews with Texas police, he told about cartel supervisors' love of "bling'd out" guns with gold triggers, and how he ordered a boss designer Versace gun grips. ▶ His case gives a rare look at an American imbedded in a Mexican drug cartel. |
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