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Ferguson Election Triples Number of Blacks on City Council
JIM SALTER, Associated Press JIM SUHR, Associated Press FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) — Two black candidates have been elected to the…
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Few Candidates File for Ferguson Election Despite Protests
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson’s first municipal election since a fatal police shooting sparked months…
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Russian Envoy: Ferguson Shows US Racial Problems
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, reflect simmering U.S. tensions over racial discrimination…
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LeBron James, Other Athletes React to News from Ferguson
Athletes took to social media on Monday night to respond to news that 28-year-old Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson would…
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Tough to Make a Case Against Police in Shootings
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict a policeman for the killing…
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Blacks Outraged by Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Long after the St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert M. McCulloch announced…
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Prosecutor’s Grand Jury Strategy in Ferguson Case Adds to Controversy
(Los Angeles Times) – In most cases, a grand jury is a supple tool in the hands of a…
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Probe of Ferguson Police Could Spur Broad Change
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As local authorities in Missouri near the end of their investigation in the…
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Off-Duty St. Louis Cop Kills Man, Sparking Protest
JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — An off-duty St. Louis police officer shot and killed a black 18-year-old…
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Judge: Ferguson Police Violated Protesters’ Rights
(USA Today) – A federal judge ruled Monday that a tactic police used to control protesters in Ferguson, Mo.,…
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