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The Monday Catchup

October 27, 2014 By in News Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

vie Reuters

Good morning! Here’s what you missed over the weekend:

The lead story: Boko Haram militants have kidnapped at least 30 girls and boys from a town in northeastern Nigeria. The mass kidnapping comes just a few months after the terrorist group caused an international controversy by kidnapping over 200 young girls. The latest round of kidnapping is thought to be an attempt to recruit child soldiers.

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The Monday Catchup

April 14, 2014 By in News Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Boston Marathon

Good morning! Here’s what you missed over the weekend:

The Lead Story: A year after the Boston marathon bombing, many survivors are trying to make meaning of their experience without being defined by it. The New York Times talks to a pair of brothers whose lives were transformed by the event and details the challenges they’ve endured since the attack.

After The Jump: SNL mocks CNN, Afghanistan contemplates a runoff, the Masters has a new winner, dumb things on Twitter, a tragic shooting in Kansas City, and a media take on Game of Thrones.

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The Monday Catchup

October 29, 2012 By in News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , 2 Comments
Sandy

Though Sandy may not go barreling straight through Ohio, we’re safely in the “Alert” zone of the map. (via weather.com)

Good morning! Here’s what you missed over the weekend:

The Lead Story: This week’s lead story is Frankenstorm. Also known as “Hurricane Sandy” (or whatever),  Frankenstorm will soon make landfall somewhere in Delaware/southern New Jersey. From there it is projected (science for “we aren’t sure”) to come through Pennsylvania then bang a right and head to New York State. Will Sandy cancel classes? Will Vice President Biden make it to Gambier? I hope the answer is yes to both.

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