Why an Italian aid worker kidnapped in Kenya faced a hostile welcome-back when she returned to Italy.
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Man charged with assault, kidnapping, suspected of removing monitoring bracelet

SURREY, B.C. - RCMP say they're looking for a 19-year-old man charged with kidnapping and assault who is suspected of removing a court-ordered monitoring bracelet.
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Kidnapping victim held for highest-ever US ransom breaks silence

5 days ago | New York Post

His captor said the money was going to help "hungry poor black people in other lands."
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SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit will debut on Apple Arcade tomorrow

7 days ago | iMore

What you need to know Apple Arcade is getting a big new game this week. SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit will debut tomorrow. Apple Arcade tweeted a teaser but no gameplay details. One...
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Car stolen with 1-year-old boy in back seat in Southwest Philadelphia

7 days ago | ABC

Philadelphia police are investigating after a car was stolen with a one-year-old boy in the back seat Thursday.
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Possible sightings of homicide suspect Peter Manfredonia in southern Pennsylvania, Maryland are more than 30 hours old; police releasing little information about manhunt

7 days ago | Hartford Courant

Peter Manfredonia, the UConn student suspected of killing two people and kidnapping a third before fleeing Connecticut, took an Uber to an East Stroudsburg, Pa. Walmart and...
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Pennsylvania police search wooded area near Scranton for UConn senior suspected in two homicides, home invasion, kidnapping

8 days ago | NY Daily News | 2 articles

Peter Manfredonia, the UConn student suspected of killing two people and kidnapping a third before fleeing Connecticut, took an Uber to an East Stroudsburg, Pa. Walmart and...
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Man accused of abduction, sexual assault of teen

8 days ago | My Sanantonio

Ryan Paul Ramos, 31, was charged with sexual assault of a child and aggravated kidnapping.
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Lumberton man, woman facing charges in robbery, kidnapping

8 days ago | WRAL

A Lumberton man and woman have been arrested and are facing charges in a robbery and kidnapping the Robeson County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
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New Canaan woman survives attempted kidnapping, violent attack after bystanders intervene, police say

8 days ago | Hartford Courant

A New Canaan woman survived a violent attack and attempted kidnapping Monday afternoon by a Norwalk man who ran her over with his car and tried to drown her in a river.
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After protests, Virginia governor orders removal of Robert E. Lee statue

“You see, in Virginia, we no longer preach a false version of history. One that pretends the Civil War was about ‘state rights' and not the evils of slavery. No one believes... Read more ...

Facebook slaps labels on state-controlled media amid anger over Trump's posts

LONDON - Facebook took steps Thursday to reduce the role of state-backed media outlets from Russia and China on its global platform amid controversy over how the social... Read more ...

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran, en route home

U.S. officials say a Navy veteran who's been detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and is making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft. Read more ...

1.9 million seek jobless aid even as reopenings slow layoffs

WASHINGTON - Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-March, a sign that the... Read more ...

Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

The former president held a virtual town hall event with young people to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Read more ...

Health official: No new COVID-19 cases from parties at Lake of Ozarks

Camden County Health Department reported Friday that a person from Boone County who had attended the parties tested positive for the virus. Read more ...

Congress has approved more than $3 trillion in coronavirus relief. Here's...

In March, Congress authorized trillions of dollars in spending to help address the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic - much of it aimed at getting cash into... Read more ...

New suspect identified in disappearance of Madeleine McCann

British and German authorities are investigating a new suspect in connection with the disappearance of 3-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann, who went missing 13 years ago. Read more ...

Prosecutors describe racist slur as Ahmaud Arbery lay dying

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - A state investigator alleged Thursday that a white man was heard saying a racial slur as he stood over Ahmaud Arbery's body, moments after killing him with... Read more ...

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