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Severe storms, tornadoes rip Midwest, South
Thunderstorms were crawling across a large swath of the Midwest and South on Thursday, spawning suspected tornadoes in Missouri and Texas.
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Police ID officer in shooting, say Michael Brown was robbery suspect
Police received a call at 11:51 a.m. Saturday of a “strong-arm” robbery at an area convenience store. A box of cigars had been stolen, according to the police report.
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Hedy Epstein Arrested
Hedy Epstein, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor, has been taken into custody by police in St. Louis over her protesting of the Michael Brown shooting
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Ferguson Officer Who Shot Mike Brown to Get $250,000 in Donations
A campaign to support Darren Wilson, the officer who shot six bullets into unarmed Ferguson resident Mike Brown and killed him, has collected nearly a quarter-million dollars in just four days' worth of online donations — and that money will go to Wilson and his family, according to the creators of a controversial fundraising page on the website GoFundMe.
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Blame poverty, not race, say Ferguson's white minority
Ferguson's white Republican mayor, James Knowles, is clear: he will tell anyone who listens that there is no racial divide in the town, which has been hit by a fortnight of protest over the killing of a young African American, Michael Brown, by a white policeman.
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Michael Brown Spent Last Weeks Grappling With Problems and Promise
It was 1 a.m. and Michael Brown Jr. called his father, his voice trembling. He had seen something overpowering. In the thick gray clouds that lingered from a passing storm this past June, he made out an angel. And he saw Satan chasing the angel and the angel running into the face of God. Mr. Brown was a prankster, so his father and stepmother chuckled at first.
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Attorney: New audio reveals pause in gunfire when Michael Brown shot
Could a newly released audio provide more clues on what led up to Michael Brown's shooting death? The FBI has questioned a man who says he recorded audio of gunfire at the time Brown was shot by Ferguson police on August 9, the man's attorney told CNN. In the recording, a quick series of shots can be heard, followed by a pause and then another quick succession of shots.
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N Korea calls US 'human rights graveyard' over Ferguson
North Korea has joined the ranks of America's foes who have seized on riots in Missouri, saying the nation is the "graveyard of human rights" and should mind its own business rather than criticise others.
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#Ferguson cops claim they have no records of arrests of journalists
Phil writes, "Runa Sandvik of Freedom of the Press Foundation is systematically documenting the arrests of journalists in Ferguson, Missouri made during protests of the August 9 officer-committed shooting death of Michael Brown."
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Ferguson Being Ferguson; Mike Brown Memorial Torched
This morning, residents of Ferguson, Missouri woke up to the charred remains of the memorial for slain 18-year-old resident Mike Brown. The memorial, the usual collection of flowers, photos and stuffed animals, burned in the early morning hours.
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Police: Nearly 20 Arrested in Ferguson Protest
Pounding rain and tornado watches didn't deter hundreds of protesters Monday outside Ferguson police headquarters, where they stayed for almost four hours to mark how long 18-year-old Michael Brown's body was left in a street after he was fatally shot by police.
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Missouri couple’s $680,000 Florida beach house is built on the wrong lot
A dream beach house in Florida has turned into a nightmare for a Missouri couple. Six months after the custom house was built along the Atlantic Ocean near Palm Coast, Mark and Brenda Voss learned it's on the wrong lot in the gated Ocean Hammock community.
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Expert: 'LA Riots with Rodney King is What Should Be Expected to Happen in Ferguson'
Many expect that if Wilson is not indicted, the worst situation that could unfold in Ferguson could be similar to the 1992 Los Angeles riots that happened after Los Angeles police officers were acquitted in a trial regarding a videotaped police beating of Rodney King.
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Killer Mike's pre-show Ferguson Grand Jury speech.
Killer Mike about an hour and a half after the Ferguson Grand Jury decision. Run The Jewels at the Ready Room, St. Louis, Missouri - 11/25/2014.
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Ferguson Won’t Heal
Here, on the streets of Ferguson and St. Louis, you can already feel the rest of the world forgetting. Today, President Obama will hold in Washington a series of Ferguson-related meetings. He will meet with local law enforcement leaders, faith leaders, and focus on working together to “build trust to strengthen neighborhoods across the country.”...
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Dozens of women say they were sexually harassed while working in Missouri Capitol
A Capitol culture dominated by men in a small city where most lawmakers are far from home has fostered a culture fueled by drinking and a sensibility of sexism. In interviews with the Star, women who work in and with the General Assembly say they’re regularly harassed.
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There's a little place below Kansas City
More than 1,000 people spend their workdays in an industrial park housedin an excavated mine the size of 140 football fields. The underground industrial park, known as SubTropolis, opened for business in 1964 in an excavated mine below Kansas City, MO attracting tenants with the lure of lower energy costs and cheap rents.
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Cardinals edge Padres 2-1 to stop 4-game slide
Jhonny Peralta broke an eighth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday to stop their longest losing streak of the season at four games.
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Ozarks in the Winter
A picture by the National Parks Service of a mill in Ozarks National Park during winter. The national park is located in my home state of Missouri, and I've been several times; it's always a gorgeous place.
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The Oath Keepers and American Vigilantism’s Twisted Legacy
The mysterious “patriot” group returned to Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. By Jared Keller.
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