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First Woman Ever Makes FBI's 10 Most Wanted Terrorist List

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:16:22 +0000

Joanna Chesimard has made history, but not in a good way.

First Woman Set to Be Executed in U.S. in Three Years

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:38:25 +0000

Kimberly McCarthy, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the robbery and murder of Dorothy Booth in 1997, will be executed by the state of Texas Tuesday night. She will be the first woman since 2010 to be put to death in the United States.

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Quadriplegic Woman Feeds Herself With Robotic Arm

Tom Blunt — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:41:53 +0000

This incredible video shows a woman's journey from almost total immobility to being able to pick up and move objects, thanks to surgical brain implants connected to a robotic arm named 'Hector.'

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99-Year-Old Woman Denied Credit Card Because of Her Age

Shauna Wright — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:18:07 +0000

Being denied credit is never fun, and for one 99-year-old woman, it was especially disheartening. She was turned down for a store credit card because of her age — but as it turns out, it was all a big misunderstanding.

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80-Year-Old Woman Fights off Robbers With Mangoes

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:09:53 +0000

It should’ve been another boring trip to the market for 80-year-old Otilia Martins, who was doing her shopping at her son-in-law’s New Bedford, MA store Friday afternoon.

But things took a turn when two gun-wielding thugs burst in and demanded money from the cash register.

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