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Stop the Violence from Ferguson to Gaza: 90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Arrested in St. Louis Just days after her 90th birthday, Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein was arrested Monday in St. Louis when she was part of a protest outside Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s office. Epstein was ... Read More →

Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas and Jail: Ferguson Police Crack Down on Journalists Covering Protests Protests over the fatal police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown have continued for a 10th night in Ferguson, Missouri. Protesters are calling for the arrest of Ferguson police ... Read More →

"Not Acceptable in a Civilized Society": Pastor on Ferguson Police Targeting Traumatized Youth As we continue our live broadcast from Ferguson, Missouri, we speak with Michael McBride, pastor of The Way Christian Center in Berkeley, California. He is also national director of the Lifelines ... Read More →

"They Are All Michael Brown": State Senator Defends Protesters Seeking Justice in Police Shooting During the protests in Ferguson, one of the key voices calling for justice is Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal. She has been in the streets facing tear gas, and on Twitter, where she ... Read More →

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Police: 47 Arrested on 10th Night of Protests in Ferguson, Missouri St. Louis Police Fatally Shoot Black Man Miles from Protest Top U.N. Human Rights Official: "Apartheid Is Flourishing" in Parts of the United States NFL Players Hold Up Hands in Solidarity with Ferguson Pentagon Defends Program That Supplied Military Gear to Ferguson Police Grand Jury to Consider NYPD Chokehold Death of Eric Garner Israel Resumes Assault on Gaza; 11 Palestinians Killed Israeli-Palestinian Truce Talks Break Down in Cairo Oakland: Protesters Continue Bid to Block Unloading of Israeli Ship Islamic State Says U.S. Journalist James Foley Beheaded in Revenge for Iraq Airstrikes Iraqi Forces Seek to Reclaim Tikrit from Islamic State Ebola Deaths Top 1,200; Liberia Imposes Curfew, Isolates Slum