News Round Up: August 31, 2009

Human-interest story at end about a woman who was discovered by mainstream media after blogging about being homeless. Also, scroll down for a report on girls in New York State detention centers who were repeatedly restrained and physically harmed.

Violence

R&B crooner Chris Brown says he still loves fellow singer and former lover Rihanna, whom he pleaded guilty to hitting (Rolling Stone)

The Daily Nation (Nairobi, Kenya) says women in camps who fled in post-election violence in 2007-2008 are taking to prostitution

A BBC feature discusses why Pakistan’s sex trade is increasing

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch profiles abuse survivors serving time for killing their aggressors

A recent Justice Department report says girls at New York State juvenile centers were routinely restrained and abused (New York Times)

Los Angeles Times profiles a California town where a kidnapped girl was held for 18 years – a haven for sex offenders

San Francisco Chronicle describes how California kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard bonded with her captors

Health

An editorial in the Kansas City Star discourages violence in the abortion debate

The Indianapolis Star says many in Indiana are enraged at the government for taking on health care reform

Afghanistan

The Washington Post reports many women did not vote in recent Afghan elections

Philanthropy

Asheville Citizen-Times profiles two sisters who fundraised for girls in Central Asia

Economy

The Associate Press follows one woman’s trajectory from homeless to columnist for Elle Magazine

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