What's the use of the news and links capsules on a hub?

The news capsule allows you to add current news stories to your hubs. It helps your hubs content stay current. Google likes current and continually updated content and may send more traffic to your hubs.

The Link capsule allows you to add links to other hubs (yours and others). This helps your "Hub Karma" score and I think If you add your URL tracker to the links you can get a percentage of earnings of other hubbers for a short period if the visitor clicks their ads. Sorry I don't know all the details on this right off.

For more info check out the help sections of HubPages.

Thanks NoRR4Me, that explains well. Do you know if the links capsule works for external links?

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.