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U.S. Police Look for Clues to Decade-Long Abductions

Police plan to question three brothers on Wednesday over the disappearance of three young women who were found alive in a quiet home in the U.S. state of Ohio after around a decade of captivity.

Neighbors have expressed shock that the young women -- long feared dead -- could have been held for so many years in an unassuming home belonging to a man who never raised any suspicions in the working class neighborhood.

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Arrests after 3 Women Kidnapped for Decade Found Alive in Ohio

Three brothers have been arrested in the U.S. city of Cleveland in connection with the kidnapping of three women found safe in a home after being missing for a decade, authorities said Tuesday.

There were more questions than answers the day after the stunning turn of events that began with a frantic arm sticking out of a screen door, a woman screaming for help, and a neighbor kicking in the door to free her in a working-class neighborhood of the city in the American heartland.

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Aretha Franklin Honored in Cleveland Tribute

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has been honored with a star-studded tribute at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

The Plain Dealer reports that Lauryn Hill, Dennis Edwards of the Temptations and Chaka Khan were among those who entertained. The 69-year-old soul singer was not scheduled to perform, but toward the end of the three-hour event she took a seat at a piano and traded verses with Edwards in a rendition of "A Song for You."

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Ohio Man Killed in Clash with Police after Shooting 8 People

A northeast Ohio man ran through his small town neighborhood Sunday shooting eight people, including his girlfriend and her brother, before he was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said.

Eight people, including the gunman, were killed. Witnesses told reporters at least one of the victims was a child.

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U.S. Stars Accept YouTube Marine Ball Invites

Hollywood stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis have accepted YouTube invitations from two U.S. marines, one serving in Afghanistan, to accompany them to military balls.

And singer-turned-actor Timberlake and "Black Swan" star Kunis are having fun with the invitations by a male and female Marine, which went viral on the video-sharing site last week.

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