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US authorities shut down Silk Road website (via AFP)

US authorities said Wednesday they had shut down the Silk Road website and arrested its owner on charges he ran an online black market for illegal drugs and services. Ross William Ulbricht, also known as “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was arrested on Tuesday…

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