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June 4, 2023

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This is a real place. It is a housing estate called Les Espaces d'Abraxas, built near Paris in 1982.

And it's one of the most important buildings in the world...

Built from 1978-82 in Noisy-le-Grand, a suburb ten miles east of Paris, it was designed by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill, who died last year.

Due To High Crime, Mafia Closes Its Chicago Office | Babylon Bee
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CHICAGO, IL — Today marked the end of an era, as the Mafia announced it was officially closing its Chicago branch due to the rising wave of violent crime in the city.

"We just can't operate under these conditions," said street boss Albert "Albie the Falcon" Vena, speaking on behalf of Salvatore "Solly D" DeLaurentis, who has run the Chicago organization since 2021. "How are we supposed to conduct respectable business — loan sharking, bribery, racketeering, illegal gambling — with so much crime going on? It's insane!"