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The Observer

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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
Leftist Nicolas Maduro narrowly captured the Venezuelan presidency after the death of Hugo Chavez (pictured above).

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
April 19, 2013
According to the Virginia Department for Agriculture and Consumer Services, People for the Ethical Treatment euthanizes over 1,500 animals a year. Pictured above is the organization’s headquarters.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
April 12, 2013
President Barack Obama plans to invest $100 million towards the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN), which aims to map the human brian. This project will allow researchers to develop new technologies, which hopes to open doors to understanding how the brain works.

Outside the Circle: 4/5

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
April 5, 2013
Amanda Knox reacts to returning home to the United States in 2011. Accused of killing her roommate in Italy, Knox’s was acquitted by Italy’s final court of appeal after serving four years of her 25 year sentence. Italian courts have ordered a retrial. She will be tried in absentia if she does not return to the country.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
March 29, 2013
Six thousands pig carcasses were found in Shanghai’s Huangpu River last Tuesday. Officials say that the bodies were dumped into the river in protest against the illicit trade of pork products.

Outside the Circle: Spring Break News Recap

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
March 22, 2013

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
March 1, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI announced last week that he would be leaving the papacy, the first to do so since Pope Gregory XII.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
February 22, 2013
Last week, a report stated that members of the Bush family had been
hacked online and gained access to personal messages and photographs.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
February 15, 2013
Google recently unveiled a new set of maps as a part of its popular
online Google Maps application, which included photographs of North
Korea.

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
February 8, 2013

Outside The Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
February 1, 2013

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
January 18, 2013

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
December 7, 2012
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Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
December 1, 2012
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Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
November 16, 2012
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Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
November 9, 2012

RHA Brief

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
November 2, 2012
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Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
November 2, 2012
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Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
October 19, 2012

RHA Brief

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
October 12, 2012
Outside the Circle News

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
October 12, 2012

Outside the Circle

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
October 5, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
September 28, 2012

RHA (in short)

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
September 28, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
September 21, 2012
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Sarah Groft, National News Reporter
September 14, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
August 24, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2012

Outside the Circle News

Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 13, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 30, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
February 24, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
February 17, 2012

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Sarah Groft, Staff Reporter
February 10, 2012
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