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Cleveland abductions a chilling reminder of 'House of Horrors'
The House of Horror victims also had a common profile: They were all African-American mothers who had hit upon hard times. Almost all of them struggled with drug addiction at some time in their lives, and many turned to prostitution and stealing to support their habits, according to court records.
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3 reasons Americans think the gun homicide rate is rising... when it isn't
Two new studies show a sharp drop in gun crime. Why is that hard for most of us to believe?
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Aesha's progress: Afghan woman's nose nearly complete
In front of a mirror, Aesha Mohammadzai sees what is possible. There, in the center of her face, is a nearly complete piece of herself -- a piece she's been missing since the day she was mutilated nearly four years ago.
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4 in 10 Americans say Islam more violent than other faiths
Six months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, just 25 percent of Americans said Islam is more likely to encourage violence than other religions. That number has climbed to 42 percent, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.
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Ariel Castro's alleged abuse, sadism is all too common
In trying to understand the mind of a man like Ariel Castro, accused of kidnapping, beating, and raping three young women held in captivity for almost 10 years, two things are important to keep in mind: (1) in human psychology, nothing occurs in a vacuum; and (2) the psychological profile that is emerging of this man is not rare.
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At least nine shot in New Orleans Mother's Day parade
At least nine people, including a young girl, were shot on Sunday when gunfire erupted at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, police said.
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Tia Sharp's gran reveals all about how lover Stuart Hazell turned out to be a monster
With her precious granddaughter Tia Sharp still missing, distraught Christine Bicknell turned to the man she loved for support. But Stuart Hazell’s sympathy and concern masked a devastating secret – he had murdered the 12-year-old and hidden her body in the attic of the same home where they clung to each other for comfort in those dark days.
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Five horrifying tragedies fueled by religion
Surely, other travesties belong on this list; but these make up some of the most atrocious horrors that religion has helped spawn throughout human history.
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Torture Evidence Found In Government Prisons In Raqqa, Syria
Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday.
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Mexican sex traffickers moving into U.S.
Joanna moves her hands nervously as she speaks. Her oversized, golden earrings rattle as she shakes her head to make a point. Joanna is not her real name. She's speaking on the condition that CNN will protect her privacy and not disclose her real name. She's only 16 years old, but has already experienced a lifetime of horror, abuse and torture. She's a former sex slave.
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Indian acid attack victim fights for justice
At 17, Sonali Mukherjee had everything going for her. She was a beautiful, intelligent and ambitious young woman, dedicated to excelling in her studies. However, Mukherjee's life changed after three male students from her college started harassing her. She didn't respond to their advances, so they threatened to destroy her.
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Woolwich machete killing: two men shouting 'Allah Akbar' shot by police as 'soldier is beheaded in Islamist terror attack'
A soldier was apparently beheaded and hacked at with a meat cleaver by two attackers, who were then shot by armed police near the Woolwich Barracks. The young victim, wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt, was attacked "like a piece of meat" and dumped in the street, according to witness reports.
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The NRA Is Wrong: The Myth of Illegal Guns
The NRA says gun control won't work because illegal guns are so easy to get. But as a convicted felon, I know Adam Lanza never could have gotten an illegal firearm.
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Wave of Baghdad car bombs 'kills 57'
At least 66 people have been killed in a series of car bombs targeting mainly Shia areas in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say.
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Occupiers Faced Down Cops in Istanbul's Taksim Square
Protesters began gathering in the park as early as Monday, May 27, and word spread through social media as more pro-park, anti-government Turks showed up to sit in front of the bulldozers.
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Dogs slaughtered for meat in Vietnam
Packed tight into wire baskets sometimes 20 or more to a cage animal rights activists say as many as 200,000 live dogs every year are smuggled from northeast Thailand across the Mekong River destined for restaurants in Vietnam.
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Welcome to Mogadishu
Despite the threats from Islamist militants, the Somali capital is bursting back to life.
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Turkish Protests Are About Democracy, Not Religion
Western media are characterizing the demonstrations as a clash between Islamism and secularism—but it's government abuse of power that Turks are protesting.
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Turkey's riot icon: Woman in red dress
She has become a symbol of the violent protests in Turkey. Across social media, she's known as "The Woman in Red." Wearing a red summer dress and a delicate necklace, the woman walked among demonstrators in Istanbul's Taksim Square when a security officer lurched at her and pepper-sprayed her so powerfully her hair was blown upward.
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165 kidnapped migrants freed in Mexico
Mexican authorities say they've rescued 165 migrants who were apparently kidnapped as they tried to cross into the United States. The victims were held for weeks in the northeastern border state of Tamaulipas, Mexico's Interior Ministry said Thursday.
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