Ohio News

• Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera Is Even More Valuable This Year
  
  Detroit Tiger fans might be forgiven if they went to bed mad Sunday night. The team dropped an important series with the Texas Rangers with a wild 11-8 loss, and are facing the surging Cleveland Indians for their next challenge.
  By Micheline Maynard.  Forbes.  Mon, 20 May 2013 14:38:04 GMT.
• Ariel Castro to plead not guilty to kidnapping, rape
  
  Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man accused of kidnapping and raping three women over a decade, will plead not guilty to the charges, his lawyers tell a television station.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Wed, 15 May 2013 19:26:30 EDT.
• How Rude! People From Ohio Curse More Than Anyone Else
  
  Michelle Tanner has something to tell people from Ohio.
  By Kelly Clay.  Forbes.  Wed, 15 May 2013 18:20:28 GMT.
• US kidnap accused to plead innocent
  
  Ariel Castro's lawyers say their client, accused of imprisoning three women for about a decade in his Ohio house, will plead not guilty.
  BBC News.  Wed, 15 May 2013 15:59:37 GMT.
• The Cleveland Kidnapping and Media Coverage of Misogyny
  
  Media coverage of the Cleveland kidnapping shows how easily misogyny can creep into print.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Tue, 14 May 2013 12:25:00 -0400.
• Cleveland Kidnapping Shows More Must Be Done for Kidnapped Children
  
  Too many families are affected by children being kidnapped and taken abroad.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Tue, 14 May 2013 10:40:00 -0400.
• Ariel Castro's brothers denounce him as 'monster'
  
  An imposing, 10-foot privacy fence will soon guard the home of Cleveland rape and kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro, with windows and doors boarded shut to keep people out of the place that police say was once meant only to keep people in.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Mon, 13 May 2013 16:42:00 EDT.
• Cleveland Police in massive payout
  
  Cleveland Police agrees to pay over £500,000 in damages after prominent defence lawyer James Watson and his family were falsely imprisoned, BBC Newsnight learns.
  BBC News.  Fri, 10 May 2013 19:07:29 GMT.
• Cleveland kidnapping: DNA tests show suspect fathered girl
  
  Preliminary DNA results have confirmed that the man accused of kidnapping and raping three US woman had fathered the girl rescued with them this week.
  Mail & Guardian.  Fri, 10 May 2013 18:39:00 +0200.
• Cleveland Women's Escape from Long Captivity Unprecedented
  
  The case of the man in Cleveland, Ohio, accused of kidnapping three women and a young child - and holding some of them for a decade - is both horrific and rare. ...
  Voice of America.  Fri, 10 May 2013 16:29:26 -0400.
• Cleveland kidnapping victims endured decade of horror
  
  Shocking details have emerged about the 10-year long kidnapping ordeal from which three young women were newly freed in Cleveland, US.
  Mail & Guardian.  Thu, 09 May 2013 07:07:00 +0200.
• OverDrive Announces Opening of World Headquarters
  
  Global Distributor of eBooks to Libraries, Schools & Booksellers Unveils Blue Sky Campus in Cleveland
  Marketwire.  Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:03:21 EDT.
• House Speaker Boehner Reelected As Congress Begins New Term
  
  Ohio Republican John Boehner has been reelected as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  Radio Liberty.  Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:39:01 +0000.
• Nascar Truck Series Headed Back to the Dirt
  
  Nascar will race on dirt next season for the first time since 1970 when the Truck Series visits Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
  By The Associated Press.  International Herald Tribune.  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:49:20 GMT.
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