One day in October of eighteen fifty-nine, Americans were shocked by news of an attack led by John Brown.

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News of the rebel attack caused some Senators to change their minds about the Philippines.

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That attack killed two Iraqis working for the Reuters news agency.

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After news of the attack, Usoyan's nickname became a top trending name among Russian users of Twitter.

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New Zealand's Prime Minister, John Key, was moved to apologise after news of the attack surfaced on Sunday.

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These anxiety-producing consumer annoyances occur over a backdrop of increased cyber-attack news.

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