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U.S. Top News: Calm largely holds in Missouri after grand jury opens shooting investigation

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08/21/2014
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Calm largely holds in Missouri after grand jury opens shooting investigation
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Small crowds staged largely peaceful protests late on Wednesday over the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, the calmest night since riots erupted over the racially charged killing.
U.S. hospital to discharge doctor treated with experimental Ebola drug
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - An American doctor who contracted Ebola treating victims of the deadly virus in Liberia has recovered and will be discharged on Thursday by the Atlanta hospital that treated him with an experimental drug, his charity said.
Storm east of Lesser Antilles has 50 percent chance of becoming cyclone: NHC
(Reuters) - An elongated area of low pressure located about 350 miles east of the Lesser Antilles has a 50 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday.
Weapons haul found in Florida man's car after racially charged gas station shooting
(Reuters) - A Florida man pulled over by police near a university in a Jeep laden with guns and military gear is facing hate crime charges after he fired gunshots at a gas station during a racially charged argument with an Arab man.
Policeman suspended for pointing rifle at protester in Missouri
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - (Please note: there is strong language used by the police officer in paragraph seven)
Regional water authority envisaged in latest Detroit bankruptcy plan
(Reuters) - Detroit has once again raised the possibility of having a regional water and sewer system authority in the latest version of a debt adjustment plan the city filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court late on Wednesday.
California bill would let birth certificates reflect same-sex parents
(Reuters) - Birth certificates in California would be changed to more accurately reflect families in which parents are of the same gender under a bill passed by the legislature on Wednesday.
California students charged after plotting school shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two teenagers who conspired to kill three members of staff and many students at a high school in a Los Angeles suburb were charged on Wednesday with one count each of making criminal threats, prosecutors said.
U.S. forces tried but failed to rescue U.S. hostages in Syria
WASHINGTON/EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) - U.S. forces attempted to rescue journalist James Foley and other American hostages during a secret mission into Syria and exchanged gunfire with Islamic State militants only to discover the captives were not there, officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. Supreme Court puts hold on gay marriage in Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court stopped gay marriage in Virginia from going ahead on Wednesday, staying an appeals court ruling that had struck down a state ban.
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