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As the nation awaits a Missouri grand jury decision whether to charge the officer who shot unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, Attorney General Eric Holder is making a plea to the public to maintain peace. (Nov. 21)
As the nation awaits a Missouri grand jury decision whether to charge the officer who shot unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, Attorney General Eric Holder is making a plea to the public to maintain peace.
In a statement released on the...
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A New York City grand jury cleared a white police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes. (Dec. 3)
A New York City grand jury cleared a white police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.
The decision in Staten Island not to...
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The Justice Department is launching a broad investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri, police department. (Sept. 4)
The Justice Department is launching a broad investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri, police department.
That's according to Attorney General Eric Holder.
He announced the investigation following the shooting last...
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Wells Fargo Economist Expects Debt Ceiling to Be Lifted
Jul.27 -- Michael Brown, Wells Fargo economist, discusses the outlook for the federal budget with Bloomberg's David Gura on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Prosecutor Will Not Charge Officer Who Killed Michael Brown
The prosecutor said his office couldn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Darren Wilson committed murder or manslaughter under Missouri law.
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Forensic pathologists and family attorney for an unarmed black teenager fatally shot by police in Missouri says a private autopsy confirms witness accounts that Michael Brown was shot multiple times. (Aug. 18)
A pathologist hired by the family of an unarmed Missouri teenager fatally shot by police says a bullet wound to his arm may have happened when he put his hands up, ````but we don't know.''
Forensic pathologist Shawn Parcells said Monday...
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Obama Calls for Calm as Chaos Erupts in Ferguson
Nov. 25 -- Chaos erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager. Bloomberg's Peter Cook reports on In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Reform Or Defund Police? Activists, Lawmakers Split On Next Steps
Protesters have demanded a total overhaul of the nation's police forces, and elected officials are backing reform.
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A large crowd gathered in suburban St. Louis to protest a police officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager over the weekend. Monday's peaceful protest came after a night of rioting in Ferguson over the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. (Aug. 11)
A large, peaceful crowd gathered in suburban St. Louis to again protest a police officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager over the weekend.
A day after a night of rioting in Ferguson, roughly 250 people chanted "no justice, no...
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One of the All-Time Dumbest Public Policy Decisions
Nov. 25 -- Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter breaks down prosecutor Robert McCulloch's handling of the Ferguson grand jury process.(Source: Bloomberg)
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FBI Director James Comey says the country is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement. (Feb. 11)
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The country is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting "hard truths" that must be confronted by both citizens and the police, FBI Director James Comey...
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President Obama asked federal agencies on Monday for concrete recommendations to ensure the U.S. isn't building a "militarized culture" within police departments, as he promoted the use of body cameras by police in the wake of Ferguson. (Dec. 1)
US President Barack Obama asked federal agencies on Monday for concrete recommendations to ensure the U.S. isn't building a "militarized culture" within police departments, as he promoted the use of body cameras by police in the wake of...
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Senator Ben Cardin, the ACLU, a lawyer for the Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown families, and others hosted a briefing aimed at developing a strategy for securing passage of the End Racial Profiling Act. (Sept. 16)
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D) of Maryland, the American Civil Liberties Union, a lawyer for the Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown families, and others hosted a panel discussion in Washington on Tuesday aimed at developing a strategy for...
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Civil rights leaders, celebrities and Michael Brown's relatives said goodbye Monday to the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer, and called on the nation to view Brown's death as a time of change for policing in the U.S. (Aug. 25)
Michael Brown's relatives said goodbye Monday to the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer, remembering him as a "gentle soul" with a deep and growing faith in Christianity and ambitions that one day "the world would...
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Prosecutor says grand jury decides not to indict police officer in Michael Brown's death
A grand jury has decided not to indict a Ferguson police officer in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked weeks of protests in the US.
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch...
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Why Symantec and Other Companies Want to Split
Oct. 8 -- Symantec is exploring a breakup, according to people with knowledge of the matter, joining other large technology companies that are trying to make their businesses more focused and nimble. Personal Capital CEO Bill Harris...
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Anger and arrests continue at Ferguson protests
Anger and arrests continue at Ferguson protests
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US Town of Ferguson preparing for more trouble ahead of Wilson trial
US Town of Ferguson preparing for more trouble ahead of Wilson trial
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Grand Jury to report on the Fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
Grand Jury to report on the Fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
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Obama requests no 'militarised' police culture; meets NY mayor de Blasio, Sharpton
US President Barack Obama asked federal agencies on Monday for concrete recommendations to ensure the US isn't building a 'militarised culture' within police departments.
During a meeting with elected officials and law enforcement,...
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President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder to Ferguson, Missouri, Wednesday to meet with U.S. law enforcement authorities investigating the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old. (Aug. 18)
Calling for understanding in the face of racially charged anger, Barack Obama says that the vast majority of protesters in a St. Louis suburb were peaceful, but warned that a small minority was undermining justice for the unarmed black...
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The New York Police Department is starting a body camera pilot program. Six units of the NYPD will start wearing body cameras to record civilian encounters in the coming weeks. (Dec. 3)
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says that starting this week a trial group of NYPD police officers will begin wearing body cameras.
At its new police academy, the NYPD held a demonstration of how the cameras will be used.
When officer are...
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Estrellas, figuras politicas, acuden a funeral de joven baleado en Missouri
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Con cantos y oraciones, miles de personas despidieron a Michael Brown, el joven de raza negra ultimado por un policia en Missouri.
El funeral de Brown, quien perdio la vida a los 18 anos, se...
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Spike in gun sales in Missouri in wake of Michael Brown shooting
Some suburban St. Louis gun dealers in the United States have been doing brisk business, particularly among first-time buyers as fearful residents await a grand jury's decision on whether to indict the white police officer who fatally...