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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: violence

violence stories: 103 news summaries

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 It Was 
 Gauguin 
 Who Cut Off 
 van Gogh's Ear 

Historians say Dutch painter loss his ear in a fight

May 5, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vincent van Gogh's fame derives not only from his paintings, but from the legendary story that he sliced off his own ear and presented it to a prostitute. But two art historians now say that the Dutch painter didn't mutilate himself. After a decade of research, they argue that Paul... More »

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art • violence • history • Vincent Van Gogh • fencing • Paul Gauguin

(Newser) - Another Twitter first: An Oklahoma City man has been arrested by the FBI after tweeting threats of a bloody rampage against the government at last week’s "tea party” in that city, Wired reports. “START THE KILLING NOW! I am willing to be the FIRST DEATH!”... More »

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social networking • Internet • taxes • violence • Twitter • criminal charges • tea parties • Daniel Knight Hayden

Violence Plummets as Mexican Army Polices Juárez

But human rights violations said to be rampant

Apr 21, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Since Mexico’s army took over for police in the drug haven of Ciudad Juárez, killings have dropped: In 2009’s first two months, there were 434 drug-related murders. In March, 5,000 troops arrived—and murders plummeted to 51, the Washington Post reports. With 10,000 soldiers now... More »

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drugs • human rights • Mexico • police • violence • Mexican army • drug cartel • Ciudad Juarez

1st Amendment v. Dogfight Video: High Court to Decide

Conviction rests on First Amendment status of animal abuse tapes

Apr 20, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court agreed today to hear that pits the First Amendment against the production and sale of dogfighting videos, the Chicago Tribune reports. The case involves a man jailed for selling several brutally explicit videos of pit bulls fighting. A federal appeals court overturned his conviction on grounds that... More »

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free speech • First Amendment • animal cruelty • violence • dogfighting • US Supreme Court • video violence

ANALYSIS

Saddam Would Be Proud: Vice Is Back in Baghdad

Violence is down, allowing Baghdad to return to its old tricks

Apr 19, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Religious extremists and kidnappers are mostly gone now from Baghdad’s streets, clearing the way for the return of prostitutes and gamblers, the New York Times says. Violence—and thus nighttime curfews—in Iraq’s capital has subsided, allowing liquor stores and nightclubs to revert back to their Saddam-era numbers.... More »

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Iraq • prostitution • Baghdad • violence • nightclub • drug abuse

 18 Dead in Indian 
 Election Violence 

Maoist guerrillas kill, kidnap electoral officials

Apr 16, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eighteen people have died as a result of attacks by Maoist guerrillas during the first day of voting in India's national elections, the Guardian reports. The guerrillas, called Naxalites, staged violent attacks today on polling stations, killing security guards and kidnapping at least four electoral officials. More »

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India • violence • voting • Maoists • rebels • election • polling places • Naxalites

 Woman Dies Trying to Stop 
 Family Sword Fight 

Grandson charged with murder after bizarre altercation

Apr 9, 09 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A woman is dead in Indianapolis after trying to stop her grandson and brother-in-law from fighting with swords early this morning, the Star reports. Christopher Rondeau, 39, faces preliminary murder charges after 77-year-old Franziska Stegbauer was stabbed in an altercation between him and Adolf Stegbauer, 69. Authorities are unsure if... More »

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crime • murder • Indianapolis • violence • stabbing • sword • relatives

commentary

Exposing Autism's Violent Side One Mother's Last Hope

Condition created 'the perfect storm' in him, she says

Mar 26, 09 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - After years of painting autism as “beautiful, mysterious, perhaps even evolutionarily necessary,” Ann Bauer has been moved by the transformation of son Andrew into a violent monster to write about the condition’s violent side. Bauer forgave her son’s attacks—which broke three of her ribs—until... More »

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autism • murder • brain • violence • mental illness

White House Adds Troops to Mexico Border Drug Fight

US will beef up presence on border

Mar 24, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(AP) - The Obama administration says it is sending more agents and equipment to the southwestern US border to combat Mexican drug cartels. Speaking at the White House today, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said officials were still considering whether to deploy the National Guard to the border. She plans to meet... More »

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Hillary Clinton • drugs • Mexico • National Guard • gangs • violence • drug cartel • Janet Napolitano • border • Obama administration

 US Agents to Aid 
 Mexican Cartel War 

Admin could announce plan as early as this week

Mar 22, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is shipping agents and equipment to the border to aid Mexico's war on violent drug cartels, the Washington Post reports. His plan, to be unveiled as early as this week, aims to stop the flow of weapons and cash from the US into Mexico. Law enforcement will also... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • homeland security • drug trafficking • violence • drug cartel • border • Obama administration

 Mugabe at 
 Tsvangirai 
 Funeral: 
 'Violence 
 Must End' 

Prez speaks at service for rival's wife

Mar 10, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Speaking today at the funeral of his rival’s wife, President Robert Mugabe told supporters “that the issue of violence must end” in Zimbabwe, the BBC reports. He pleaded with mourners to “accept” Susan Tsvangirai’s death in a car crash. “It’s the hand of God,... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • president • violence • prime minister • funeral • Susan Tsvangirai

 Rihanna Case 
 a Wake-Up Call 
 for Teens 

Young people becoming more aware of domestic violence

Mar 10, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Rihanna-Chris Brown saga provides an important “teachable moment” for kids, USA Today reports. One in four teen relationships involves violence and this highly visible case is bringing awareness to those who thought “it can’t happen" to me—especially after a photo of Rihanna's battered face was... More »

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education • abuse • domestic violence • violence • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown

(Newser) - As Mexico's drug war erupted in Ciudad Juarez, the bloody results inevitably ended up in one place—the city's overwhelmed morgue. Some 2,300 victims of violence rolled through its doors last year, reports the AP, a flood of death that has resulted in stacked cadavers and plans to double... More »

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murder • violence • Mexican drug war • decapitation • morgue • Ciudad Juarez

 Amazon Yanks 
 Video Rape Game 




Finally decides it's not appropriate after consumer complaints

Feb 15, 09 11:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Amazon will no longer offer a video rape game, following consumer complaints, reports the Daily Telegraph. The Japanese game Rapelay instructs virtual players to stalk and rape women, then force them to abort any resulting pregnancies. "We determined that we did not want to be selling this particular item,... More »

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crime • rape • violence • video violence • Amazon • video games


 Eye Patch May 
 Have Hidden 
 Past Abuse: 
 Police 

Plus, cousin says Chris 'had to be provoked'

Feb 13, 09 7:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The eye patch Rihanna wore at last year's American Music Awards might have been more than a costume, the Sun reports. Rihanna started wearing the patch to cover her scratched cornea, and police are investigating whether Chris Brown caused the injury. “We’re talking to her friends and management,... More »

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abuse • domestic violence • violence • celebrity • injury • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown

Rihanna Helps Cops Build Case Against Abusive Brown

Relationship with Rihanna filled with ongoing violence

Feb 12, 09 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Police are trying to beef up the case against Chris Brown and expect to complete their investigation next week, the New York Daily News reports. Rihanna is cooperating, and investigators expect to reinterview both parties before involving the DA's office, which has already asked for more evidence, a source tells... More »

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police • abuse • domestic violence • violence • LAPD • district attorney • Rihanna • prosecutors • physical abuse • Chris Brown • criminal charges

Families of Missing Want 'Stew Maker' to Help

Man who dissolved bodies may be able to identify kidnap, murder victims

Feb 9, 09 2:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Families with loved ones missing in Mexico are hoping that "the stew maker" can give them closure, the Los Angeles Times reports. A day after the arrest of Santiago Meza Lopez—who confessed to dissolving at least 300 bodies for drug cartels—dozens of people lobbied Tijuana police... More »

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Mexico • corpse • violence • Mexican drug war • Tijuana • body • drug cartel • missing person

UPDATED

 Ethnic Violence Erupts 
 at Aussie Open 

Serbs, Bosnians throw chairs during Djokovic-Delic match

Jan 23, 09 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Violence broke out again at the Australian Open today, as Serbian and Bosnian spectators threw punches, then chairs, at each other in Melbourne Park's garden square. The incident took place as Novak Djokovic, the Serbian defending champion, played his third-round match against Amer Delic, a Bosnian-born American. One woman was... More »

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tennis • violence • Novak Djokovic • Australian Open • Serbs • Bosnians • Amer Delic


Crime-Plagued
Mexico Pushes
Toy Gun Ban

Politicians take aim
at plastic weapons
in war on violence

Jan 12, 09 2:46 AM CST
(Newser) - A bill proposed in Mexico takes aim at the production, sale and use of toy guns to reduce aggression among kids inundated by news of burgeoning drug-violence, the Guardian reports. Despite an earlier ban on realistic replicas, plastic weapons are still easy to find on the streets and used in... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • children • toys • violence • Mexican drug war • manufacturing

OPINION

Gaza Attack a 'Catastrophe': Boutros-Ghali

Assault will strengthen religious extremists, former UN Sec-Gen says

Jan 6, 09 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The assault on Gaza is a terrible mistake for Israel, Boutros Boutros-Ghali tells Der Spiegel in an interview in which he is deeply pessimistic about the prospects for peace. “The war in Gaza strengthens the position of radical Islamists in the entire Arab world,” the former UN secretary-general... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Middle East • Hamas • rocket attacks • America • violence • peace

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