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Michael Brown, Whose Death Fueled Protest, Lies in Obscurity
15 months after Michael Brown's killing by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked a national protest movement, he lies buried in relative obscurity.
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Rumours Fed Unrest Following St Louis Police Shooting: Alderman
About 200 people attended a vigil in St. Louis on Thursday near where a black teenager was killed by police a day earlier, sparking angry clashes between residents and officers amid rumors the victim was only 13 years old, a city alderman said.
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State of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, Extended at Least 24 Hours
The government of St. Louis County extended for at least 24 hours a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, which has been the scene of protests a year after an unarmed black teenager was killed by a white police officer.
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Gunshots Heard as Ferguson Protests Turn Violent a Year After Michael Brown Shooting
Gunfire erupted on Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri, as a day of peaceful rallies to mark one year since an unarmed black teen was shot and killed by a white police officer gave way to a confrontation between police and protesters, a Reuters witness said.
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Ferguson Protests Mostly Peaceful on Anniversary of Brown Shooting
Hundreds of people marched, prayed and observed a moment of silence in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday, a year to the day after a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death, igniting months of protests and a national debate on race and justice.
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Fear, Mistrust Linger in Ferguson Despite Reform Efforts by Police
The scene outside the Ferguson Police Department in Missouri on Friday night was familiar: A crowd of 300 protesters, angry over last year's fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen, went toe-to-toe with a line of officers, screaming profanities.
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Ferguson Cop Who Killed Black Teen Speaks Out: Report
The white former Ferguson police officer who shot dead an 18-year-old unarmed black teenager has given his first published comments since the controversial shooting that reignited a discussion about race in America.
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US Court Rules Lawsuit by Man Beaten by Ferguson Police Can Proceed
A federal lawsuit against three white police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, accused of beating a handcuffed black man and then complaining that the man's blood dirtied their uniforms can go forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
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Video Shows Police Wrestle Pregnant Black Woman to Ground
Police body camera footage published online by a rights group on Thursday showed two California officers wrestling to the ground a black woman who was eight months pregnant, and arresting her following a dispute with another woman.
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Relief in Baltimore as 6 Policemen are Charged in African-American's Death
Baltimore residents cautiously celebrated news on Friday that six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray face criminal charges, a marked contrast to recent rioting over fraught relations between police and the African-American community.
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6 Baltimore Cops Charged in Death of Black Man, One With Murder
A Baltimore police officer was charged with murder and five others with lesser charges in the death of a black man who suffered a critical neck injury while riding inside a police van, the city's chief prosecutor said on Friday.
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Baltimore Mayor Criticised For Response to Rioting
Baltimore's mayor came under criticism on Tuesday for a slow police response to some of the worst urban violence in the United States in years in which shops were looted, buildings burned to the ground and 20 officers were injured.
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Ferguson Votes in First Polls Since Michael Brown Shooting
Voters in the troubled Missouri city of Ferguson cast ballots Tuesday in the first municipal elections since a white police officer shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.
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Suspect Charged in Shooting of Police Officers in Ferguson, Missouri
A 20-year-old man was charged on Sunday with first-degree assault in last week's shooting of two policemen during a protest rally in Ferguson, Missouri, a crime that shocked a city that has been devastated by months of racial strife.
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Ferguson Activists Press Ahead, Undeterred By Latest Shooting
As the hunt for suspects in the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, extended into a third day, activists took the first steps on Saturday to force the mayor out of office while residents awaited signs of progress in the investigation.
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Michael Brown, Whose Death Fueled Protest, Lies in Obscurity
15 months after Michael Brown's killing by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked a national protest movement, he lies buried in relative obscurity.
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Rumours Fed Unrest Following St Louis Police Shooting: Alderman
About 200 people attended a vigil in St. Louis on Thursday near where a black teenager was killed by police a day earlier, sparking angry clashes between residents and officers amid rumors the victim was only 13 years old, a city alderman said.
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State of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, Extended at Least 24 Hours
The government of St. Louis County extended for at least 24 hours a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, which has been the scene of protests a year after an unarmed black teenager was killed by a white police officer.
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Gunshots Heard as Ferguson Protests Turn Violent a Year After Michael Brown Shooting
Gunfire erupted on Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri, as a day of peaceful rallies to mark one year since an unarmed black teen was shot and killed by a white police officer gave way to a confrontation between police and protesters, a Reuters witness said.
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Ferguson Protests Mostly Peaceful on Anniversary of Brown Shooting
Hundreds of people marched, prayed and observed a moment of silence in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday, a year to the day after a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death, igniting months of protests and a national debate on race and justice.
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Fear, Mistrust Linger in Ferguson Despite Reform Efforts by Police
The scene outside the Ferguson Police Department in Missouri on Friday night was familiar: A crowd of 300 protesters, angry over last year's fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen, went toe-to-toe with a line of officers, screaming profanities.
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Ferguson Cop Who Killed Black Teen Speaks Out: Report
The white former Ferguson police officer who shot dead an 18-year-old unarmed black teenager has given his first published comments since the controversial shooting that reignited a discussion about race in America.
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US Court Rules Lawsuit by Man Beaten by Ferguson Police Can Proceed
A federal lawsuit against three white police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, accused of beating a handcuffed black man and then complaining that the man's blood dirtied their uniforms can go forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
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Video Shows Police Wrestle Pregnant Black Woman to Ground
Police body camera footage published online by a rights group on Thursday showed two California officers wrestling to the ground a black woman who was eight months pregnant, and arresting her following a dispute with another woman.
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Relief in Baltimore as 6 Policemen are Charged in African-American's Death
Baltimore residents cautiously celebrated news on Friday that six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray face criminal charges, a marked contrast to recent rioting over fraught relations between police and the African-American community.
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6 Baltimore Cops Charged in Death of Black Man, One With Murder
A Baltimore police officer was charged with murder and five others with lesser charges in the death of a black man who suffered a critical neck injury while riding inside a police van, the city's chief prosecutor said on Friday.
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Baltimore Mayor Criticised For Response to Rioting
Baltimore's mayor came under criticism on Tuesday for a slow police response to some of the worst urban violence in the United States in years in which shops were looted, buildings burned to the ground and 20 officers were injured.
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Ferguson Votes in First Polls Since Michael Brown Shooting
Voters in the troubled Missouri city of Ferguson cast ballots Tuesday in the first municipal elections since a white police officer shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.
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Suspect Charged in Shooting of Police Officers in Ferguson, Missouri
A 20-year-old man was charged on Sunday with first-degree assault in last week's shooting of two policemen during a protest rally in Ferguson, Missouri, a crime that shocked a city that has been devastated by months of racial strife.
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Ferguson Activists Press Ahead, Undeterred By Latest Shooting
As the hunt for suspects in the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, extended into a third day, activists took the first steps on Saturday to force the mayor out of office while residents awaited signs of progress in the investigation.
