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Afghan Women’s Writing Project

August 4, 2010
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In the two-part essay I Am for Sale an Afghan woman describes the terror that she and her immediate family faced when she refused a marriage arranged by her uncle. The Afghan Women’s Writing Project is the brainchild of Bay Area novelist Masha Hamilton (The Camel Bookmobile, 31 Hours), who first visited Afghanistan in 2004. Inspired by the courage of the women she met there, she created a place for Afghan women to share their stories, anonymously and uncensored. Read more about it here.

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Amanda Knox testifies (video)

December 5, 2009
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Here is Amanda Knox’s testimony about the fourteen-hour interrogation by Italian police. Knox says that she was persuaded by an interpreter that she must have remembered the events on the night of roommate Meredith Kercher’s murder incorrectly. While her behavior following Kercher’s murder appeared strange to many who observed her at that time, she appears to be a credible witness in this clip. Undergoing a 14-hour interrogation in which older men are shouting “Stupid liar” over and over again would be enough to make any interviewee buckle.

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Video of missing Colorado boy

October 15, 2009
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The three Heene boys, including 6-year-old Ryo (confusing, as he is referred to in Falcon in at least one article), who was believed to have floated away in his family’s hot air balloon earlier today, appear in this rather odd rap-style home video with an unappealing title. The balloon has since come down, and the boy was not inside. WHERE IS HE? One has to question the judgment of parents who would write a song for their children using the word “p***ified.” The family has appeared on the CBS show Wife Swap, and the father, Richard Heene, maintains a...

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Google Books, The New Rumpelstiltskin

August 22, 2009
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There’s a new Rumpelstiltskin in town, but he’s not going after the miller’s daughter. This Rumpelstiltskin has set his sights on authors, who, according to critics, may unwittingly spin him buckets full of gold. Judging from the panic issuing from home offices and cafes across the country, you’d think he was trying to steal our firstborn. I’m talking about Google Books, and a deal negotiated between the Internet giant and the Authors Guild: the Google Books Settlement. Maggie Shiels of the BBC writes today about the late but noisy outcry from Microsoft, Yahoo, and Amazon, who protest the settlement...

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Wireless Amber Alerts/Sandra Cantu

April 10, 2009
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Sandra Cantu’s murder has tragically brought the plight of missing children into the spotlight once again. Although no Amber Alert was issued after Sandra’s disappearance, the Amber Alert is, in many cases, a very important part of the search for the child. The longer a child is missing, the less likely it is he or she will be found alive, and the very first hours after the child’s disappearance are the most important. You can sign up to receive Amber Alerts on your cell phone here. All you have to do is enter your phone number. You can also...

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