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Darren Wilson:
Judge, Jury and Executioner
Gregg Levine, Al Jazeera America
Levine writes: "The police get to investigate a crime, and, if that works out, apprehend a suspect. The matter of determining guilt and meting out justice belongs to the courts. Even if Michael Brown and the suspect in the surveillance footage are one-and-the-same, it provides zero rationale for the police officer's actions."
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Gregg Levine, Al Jazeera America
Levine writes: "The police get to investigate a crime, and, if that works out, apprehend a suspect. The matter of determining guilt and meting out justice belongs to the courts. Even if Michael Brown and the suspect in the surveillance footage are one-and-the-same, it provides zero rationale for the police officer's actions."
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Ferguson
Police Clash With Michael Brown Protesters Again Overnight
Jon Swaine, Rory Carroll and Amanda Holpuch, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A 24-hour period of relative calm came to an end after local police released a video that appeared to show Brown stealing cigars and intimidating the owner of the convenience store minutes before his death."
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Jon Swaine, Rory Carroll and Amanda Holpuch, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A 24-hour period of relative calm came to an end after local police released a video that appeared to show Brown stealing cigars and intimidating the owner of the convenience store minutes before his death."
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California
Supreme Court: Silence Can Be Used Against Suspects
Paul Elias, Associated Press
Elias writes: "Legal analysts said the ruling could affect future cases, allowing prosecutors to exploit a suspect's refusal to talk before invoking 5th Amendment rights against self-incrimination."
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Paul Elias, Associated Press
Elias writes: "Legal analysts said the ruling could affect future cases, allowing prosecutors to exploit a suspect's refusal to talk before invoking 5th Amendment rights against self-incrimination."
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Deep in
Months-Long Conflict, Ukraine Still Selling Gear to Russia's
Military
Michael Birnbaum, The Washington Post
Birnbaum writes: "Deep into a conflict that has sundered decades-old ties between Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine is still selling military gear over the border to its neighbor, Ukrainian defense industry officials say."
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Michael Birnbaum, The Washington Post
Birnbaum writes: "Deep into a conflict that has sundered decades-old ties between Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine is still selling military gear over the border to its neighbor, Ukrainian defense industry officials say."
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As Iraq's
Al-Maliki Steps Down, Will Replacement Be Any Better?
Sarah Lazare, Common Dreams
Lazare writes: "Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki announced Thursday he is relinquishing his power and backing party rival Haider al-Abadi, ending his increasingly improbable bid to cling to his premiership amid widespread opposition from within Iraq and mounting pressure from the United States, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq's parliament, and his own Shiite political alliance to step down."
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Sarah Lazare, Common Dreams
Lazare writes: "Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki announced Thursday he is relinquishing his power and backing party rival Haider al-Abadi, ending his increasingly improbable bid to cling to his premiership amid widespread opposition from within Iraq and mounting pressure from the United States, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq's parliament, and his own Shiite political alliance to step down."
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First Nation
Will Evict Mining Company After Massive Spill Contaminated Area
Water
Kiley Kroh, ThinkProgress
Kroh writes: "Earlier this month, hundreds of Canadians were unable to use their water after 1.3 billion gallons of slurry from an open pit mine in British Columbia spilled into nearby lakes, rivers and creeks. Now, a B.C. First Nation plans to evict the company, Imperial Metals Corp., over another project on their territory."
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Kiley Kroh, ThinkProgress
Kroh writes: "Earlier this month, hundreds of Canadians were unable to use their water after 1.3 billion gallons of slurry from an open pit mine in British Columbia spilled into nearby lakes, rivers and creeks. Now, a B.C. First Nation plans to evict the company, Imperial Metals Corp., over another project on their territory."
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