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Investigation into case of kidnapped Cleveland women continues after rescue

Police respond to the 911 call in the Cleveland abductees rescue case

WNN Breaking (WNN) Cleveland, Ohio, UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: More information is being revealed as many questions continue in the case of three women who were kidnapped and kept against their will for ten years in what some neighbors have called an ‘unsuspected’ rundown home in a west side Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood. 27-year-old Amanda Berry, 23-year-old [...]

Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords receives Profile in Courage Award

Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords with staff from the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center

WNN Breaking (WNN) Boston, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: “I want to make the world a better place,” said former U.S. Arizona Democratic member of Congress Gabrielle Giffords as she received a Profile in Courage Award at the JFK Library in Boston on Sunday. Current President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, daughter of former [...]

Kickstarter film campaign reveals unknown holocaust heroes

Image from the Jewish Holocaust Germany

WNN Breaking (WNN) Sherborn, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: A new Kickstarter campaign is working to bring history and human rights to the table as the grandson of two heroes who rescued Jews and non-Jews alike during Germany’s Nazi-lead holocaust is hoping to raise money to set up a wide distribution base for a documentary film [...]

Investigations ongoing in Boston Marathon bombings

Woman police as part of rescue efforts after explosion at Boston Marathon 2013

WNN Breaking (WNN/VOA) Boston, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: At least three people were killed and more than 130 injured Monday after two nearly simultaneous bomb blasts went off near crowds of spectators at the finish line of the world famous Boston Marathon. A source briefed on the investigation said authorities found three other devices that [...]

Actress Jolie jumps in to support Pakistan’s girl education hero

Women of the World Summit 2013 opening stage

WNN Breaking (WNN/VOA/Reuters) New York, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Actress Angelina Jolie honored Pakistani teen Malala Yousufzai who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year for her advocacy for girls’ education in Pakistan. Yousufzai, 15, has become an international figure as a symbol of resistance to Taliban efforts to deny women’s rights [...]

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