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Offbeat News tagged with violence

Huge Blast at Pakistan Market Kills at Least 43
Offbeat  (tags: Pakistan, Blast, attack, militant, violence )

Sophie
- 30 days ago - foxnews.com
An explosion rocked a women's market in Pakistan's main northwest city of Peshawar on Wednesday, killing at least 43 people in the latest attack to shake the country as the army battles Islamist militants along the Afghan border.
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YouTube - American Justice: Lizzie Borden   video
Offbeat  (tags: Lizzie Borden, murder, violence, axe )

Kelli
- 40 days ago - youtube.com
American Justice episode on Lizzie Borden.
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Military Rape Awareness Week: October 12 - 16, 2009
Offbeat  (tags: military, abuse, violence, humanrights, women )

Julie
- 45 days ago - veteransforpeace.org
A.G. Sadler, et al., Factors Associated with Women's Risk of Rape in the Military Environment, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 43:262-273 (2003). Important, see Erratum correcting study's rate of rape from 28% to 30%.
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Response to `Marijuana Found in Another National Park`
Offbeat  (tags: drugs, violence, world, society, culture, crime, interesting )

Sally
- 88 days ago - newsblaze.com
Generally individuals who are involved in the drug trade are heavily armed and are more than willing to resort to extreme violence to protect their drugs and money.
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Hate in Melbourne-Australia Must Protect Indian Students - Naresh Kadyan
Offbeat  (tags: ethics, government, police, violence )

Kadyan
- 181 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Amitabh Bachhan refused to accept doctorate due to attack on Indian students in Australia, please sign this petition to stop hate amongst students and to protect Indian students from unnecessary attack...STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIAN STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA.
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The Ant and the Policeman
Offbeat  (tags: ants, G20 protests, policemen, crowds, intelligence, violence )

Cher
- 222 days ago - guardian.co.uk
The G20 protests show that ants, with their amazing collective intelligence, could teach our police a thing or two.
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CHINESE ADMIT FEEDING PRISONERS TO TILAPIA
Offbeat  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', freedoms, humanrights, Refugees&Relief, violence, ethics, death, crime, food, illness, prevention, safety, risks, study, treatment, warning, odd, bizarre, culture, food )

Suzybell
- 225 days ago - satirepatch.blogspot.com
THOSE TASTY AND BUDGET FRIENDLY FROZEN TILAPIA PACKS WE ALL GET AT WALMART are the perfect grocery item, it seems. Fish is good for you, and the price is right. However, most people probably do not realize that part of the good deal involves workers at C
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How to Do News Releases for Causes
Offbeat  (tags: animals, climatechange, ecosystems, globalwarming, environment, protection, nature, conservation, climate-change, wildlife, corruption, ethics, government, cover-up, dishonesty, obama, humanrights, violence, conflict, corporate, americans, economy, financ )

Haviland
- 226 days ago - search.yahoo.com
Other than the telephone, press releases and media advisories -- often lumped together under the term "news releases"--are the basic methods of communicating your news to reporters.
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Dirty Old Man Peres Strikes Again
Offbeat  (tags: usa, americans, ethics, media, Peres, israel, middle-east, palestine, violence, war, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', photos, bizarre, women )

Madalena
- 266 days ago - kabobfest.com
"Come here cupcake, give Uncle Shimon a kiss." The bouquet was a nice touch, I have to admit, showing the world that he's still got game. What do you think Hillary was thinking? "yeeeeeaaaacccccchhhhhhh!" "Note to self: wash face." "This i
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Deaf Dalmation Given a New Lease of Life After Learning Sign Language
Offbeat  (tags: culture, education, GoodNews, humans, interesting, internet, rights, safety, society, violence, women, AnimalWelfare, animals, dogs, pets, protection, sadness, rescued, off-beat, unusual )

Susan
- 356 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
The black and white dog has now learned seven signs for sit, lie down, stay, dance, paw, kiss and 'good girl'.A deaf dalmatian which was trapped in a world of its own has been given a new lease of life after learning sign language.
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Nigeria 'Child Witch Killer' Held
Offbeat  (tags: africa, children, death, ethics, interesting, humans, society, violence, corruption, crime, children, death, murder, bizarre, odd )

Gwen
- 357 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Police in south-east Nigeria have arrested a man who claimed to have killed 110 child "witches".
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Chained Teen Shows Up at Calif. Gym, 2 Arrested
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, crime, ethics, humans, interesting, police, society, sadness, violence, bizarre, crime, unusual )

Gwen
- 358 days ago - news.yahoo.com
SAN FRANCISCO � A husband and wife have been charged with torture and other counts after a bruised, terrified 17-year-old showed up at a gym
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Fears of a Dem Crackdown Lead to Boom in Gun Sales
Society & Culture  (tags: clueless people, fear, americans, children, culture, freedoms, government, interesting, news, rights, sadness, society, sports, violence, usa, bizarre, odd )

Gwen
- 384 days ago - news.yahoo.com
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. � When 10-year-old Austin Smith heard Barack Obama had been elected president, he had one question: Does this mean I won't get a new gun for Christmas?
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Amnesty: Rape Girl, 13, Killed for Adultery
Offbeat  (tags: tragedy, cruelty, death, child, rape victim, children, culture, death, dishonesty, ethics, humans, interesting, sadness, society, women, violence, world, bizarre )

Gwen
- 389 days ago - cnn.com
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A 13-year-old girl who said she had been raped was stoned to death in Somalia after being accused of adultery by Islamic militants, a human rights group said.
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Call for Shelters to Allow Women Suffering From Domestic Violence to Keep Animals After Concerns Over Revenge Attacks From Partn
Offbeat  (tags: need for, animal friendly, women's shelters, domestic abuse, crime, violence, animal cruelty, danger )

Kathy
- 403 days ago - news.scotsman.com
WOMEN suffering domestic violence are scared to leave their abusive partners for fear of what they will do to their pets, research has revealed. Those working with victims of abuse have previously told of anecdotal stories from abused women
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