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Here are some headlines from the working family’s news we're reading today (after the jump).

Nancy Curtis, the mother of an American writer that was held captive in Syria for nearly two years talks about the days leading up to his release and how she remained hopeful throughout his captivity.

This Labor Day, test your minimum wage knowledge, courtesy of Union Plus (check out the quiz after the jump). How would raising the federal minimum wage affect you or someone you know? Share your story by texting LABOR to 235246 and it could appear on the AFL-CIO Now blog. 

The sergeant barricaded herself inside an office on Monday.