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Outside the Circle

Anastazia Vanisko and Mark Patteson October 24, 2013

Brazil seeks to create a more secure email service Anastazia Vanisko Following the discovery that Brazil was a target of the National Security Agency (NSA), Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff announced...

Outside the Circle

Anastazia Vanisko and Mark Patteson October 11, 2013

1. Cuba calls for condemnation of US embargo for 22nd consecutive year For the 22nd year in a row, Cuba has asked the UN to condemn the United States’ 51-year embargo of the island country. Naturally,...

Tara Tran and Mark Patteson October 5, 2013

1. Megan Young, Miss Philippines, crowned Miss World 2013 United States born Megan Young won Miss World, which was hosted on the Indonesian island of Bali. Young, 23, beat 126 other contestants. Runner-ups...

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Tara Tran and Mark Patteson September 27, 2013

1. Deadly earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan  On Saturday, Sept. 21 around noon, in Nairobi, Kenya, unidentified gunmen attacked the Westgate Mall and held hostages until Tuesday, Sept. 24. The Al-Shabaab,...

Outside the Circle

Tara Tran and Mark Patteson September 20, 2013

1. Man shot trying to swim from South Korea to North Korea Attempts of defecting from South Korea to North Korea are rare. However, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, a man whose surname is Nam, tried and failed...

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September 13, 2013

1. New Van Gogh painting fo A new painting by Vincent Van Gogh, who was not well-renowned when he was alive, was discovered in a Norwegian attic. Named ‘Sunset at Montmajour’, this painting is the...

Outside the Circle

Tara Tran and Katy Witkowski September 6, 2013

Syrian refugee numbers climb to over 2 million The United Nations has released information stating that the refugees that have fled out of Syria have surpassed the two million mark, becoming one of...

Outside The Circle: 8/30

Mike McKenna and Tara Tran August 30, 2013

More than 1,300 people lost in Syria as a result of chemical weapons The global community is currently discussing actions to be taken regarding the use of chemical weapons on civilians in Damascus,...

Outside the Circle

Mike McKenna and Tara Tran August 23, 2013

East Cleveland man pleads not guilty to murdering three women  Bodies were found wrapped in garbage bags in the accused’s house. On July 31, 35-year old suburban East Cleveland man Michael Madison...

Brothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, are suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. Tamerlan was killed in a shootout after a high speed pursuit by police. Dzhokhar escaped, but was found hiding in a boat in a backyard in Boston.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter April 26, 2013

Suspected Boston bombers found After days of searching and questioning, the two individuals who set off two bombs at the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 8, have been found. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his...

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