Thursday, August 21, 2014

RSN: Prosecutor Stalls for Time in Michael Brown Case, ...Nebraska Farm Concert to Protest Pipeline, I Am 15 Years Old, Gangs Murdered My Family....




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Bill Simpich | Prosecutor Stalls for Time in Michael Brown Case
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch. (photo: The Huffington Post)
Bill Simpich, Reader Supported News
Simpich writes: "Ferguson residents agree that the failure to arrest Wilson is the main reason for the civil unrest in their town, now in its eleventh day."
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Staten Island DA: Eric Garner's Chokehold Death Could Lead to Charges Against NYPD
Anthony M. Destefano, Newsday
Destefano reports: "Staten Island prosecutors said Tuesday they will present evidence to a special grand jury in the case of Eric Garner, the accused cigarette peddler put in a banned chokehold by an NYPD officer, to determine if criminal charges are warranted against the officers involved in the fatal struggle."
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William Astore | The American Cult of Bombing
William Astore, TomDispatch
Astore writes: "What we need in 2014 is a new expression that catches the essence of the cult of U.S. air power, something like: “The bomber will always get funded -- and used.”"
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I Am 15 Years Old, Gangs Murdered My Family. All I Want to Do Is Stay and Learn
Ashley, Guardian UK
Ashley writes: "We have the chance for a better future here, a future that we can’t have in El Salvador: there’s so much violence there, and the opportunities to get ahead in life – education, work – just aren’t safe because of the violence."
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Twitter to Suspend Accounts Sharing Graphic Imagery of James Foley's Alleged Death
Irish Independent
Excerpt: "CEO of the social network Dick Costolo announced the company's decision in a tweet this morning. He added that Twitter have already been deleting the accounts of those showing the graphic images."
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You Have the Right to Remain Silent (WARNING: May Not Apply in California)
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser reports: "Tom does not outright destroy the right to remain silent in California, but it requires suspects to have a lawyer’s understanding of when they need to invoke the right and how they are supposed to do so in order to ensure that this right is preserved."
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Neil Young, Willie Nelson Host Nebraska Farm Concert to Protest Pipeline
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone
Kreps reports: "After spending decades spearheading Farm Aid, Neil Young and Willie Nelson will once again team up for a benefit concert protesting a proposed Keystone XL pipeline."
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