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‘Bids’ Top $65 Million for Gun that Killed US Teen

Auction bids soared into the millions of dollars Friday for the handgun that a Florida man used in 2012 to kill an unarmed teenager, resulting in one of the highest-profile U.S. criminal cases in years. With listed bids above $65 million Friday, it was becoming increasingly uncertain whether any were from serious buyers. Reporters watching the bidding said the gun auction apparently was "hijacked by trolls and pranksters," who posted their supposed offers under obviously...

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